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title: "Retention of title (PPSA) claim letter to an administrator, liquidator or restructuring practitioner"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/retention-of-title-claim-letter-to-administrator"
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id: "a46-retention-of-title-claim-letter-to-administrator"
area_id: "A46"
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ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
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# Retention of title (PPSA) claim letter to an administrator, liquidator or restructuring practitioner

> Letter from a supplier asserting a perfected PPSA retention of title interest in goods held by an insolvent customer: identifies the PPSR registration and the goods, asks for preservation and access, and seeks consent…

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Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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Letter from a supplier asserting a perfected PPSA retention of title interest in goods held by an insolvent customer: identifies the PPSR registration and the goods, asks for preservation and access, and seeks consent to recover.

## Key facts

- Kind: Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- Practice area: [Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the 3 authorities it cites, for Australia.

## When to use it

Use as soon as a customer that bought goods on retention of title terms enters voluntary administration, liquidation, small business restructuring or a deed of company arrangement. Send it before the goods are sold or used, after confirming the PPSR registration was in place in time.

## How AI may be used

AI may match the PPSR search, the supply terms and the unpaid invoices into the schedule of goods; a lawyer decides whether the interest is perfected and enforceable before the claim is made.

**AI may:**

- Compare the PPSR registration details (grantor identifier, collateral class, start date) with the customer's ACN and the supply terms
- Build the schedule of unpaid goods from invoices, delivery dockets and serial numbers
- Calculate whether the registration date was within 20 business days after the security agreement came into force, for the lawyer to confirm

**AI must not:**

- Must not assert that the interest is perfected, or that it survives the appointment, without the lawyer's confirmation
- Must not tell the client to enter the premises or retake goods during an administration without the administrator's written consent or the leave of the Court
- Must not describe goods that cannot be identified as unpaid goods supplied by the client

**The lawyer checks:**

- The retention of title clause was part of the contract for each delivery claimed (terms accepted before supply, not first printed on an invoice)
- The PPSR registration was effective at the critical time, against the right grantor identifier and collateral class, and is not caught by s 588FL timing
- Which appointment has occurred and what restriction applies: s 440B during administration, vesting under s 267 if unperfected
- The goods claimed are identifiable and unpaid, and any claim to proceeds or processed goods is supported by the terms

## Authorities

- [Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) s 267 (vesting of unperfected security interests in the grantor on winding up, administration, deed of company arrangement, restructuring or bankruptcy)](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ppsa2009356/s267.html)
- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 588FL (vesting of PPSA security interests registered late: 20 business days after the security agreement, or more than 6 months before the critical time)](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca2001172/s588fl.html)
- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 440B (restrictions on third party property rights during administration, including PPSA retention of title property; consent of the administrator or leave of the Court)](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca2001172/s440b.html)

## Full text and drafting notes

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*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*