Current status
Not yet authorised. We're at the S1-gate validation sprint. AFSA Discovery access (the sandbox/test environment) was requested on 2026-05-17; we're awaiting AFSA's acknowledgment. The B2G Production Account Customer credit application is prepared (entity details, use-case description, volume estimate, supporting documents checklist) and will be lodged via AFSA's portal once Discovery access is confirmed and supporting documents are gathered.
In parallel, we have drafted a written-approval request to AFSA under PPSR General Conditions §1.8 covering our org-only customer-trigger relay model. Send is pending pre-flight review. Neither pathway is approved; both are open lines of correspondence.
What the B2G framework is
AFSA's "Business-to-Government" Account program allows approved organisations to relay PPSR searches on behalf of end-users without each end-user holding a direct AFSA contract. Account holders pay AFSA the standard A$2 per search and may add their own workflow fee. The framework is what we're applying to operate under; we are not currently a B2G Account holder.
Scope we are applying for
- Organisation grantor searches (by ACN or ABN against a registered business entity).
- Serial-number searches (VIN, chassis, equipment serial).
- Explicitly out of scope: Individual-grantor searches, bulk extracts of the register, downstream resale of search results as a data product. Enforced at the software boundary regardless of AFSA's approval decision — see /trust/npii-boundary.
What this means for you today
At S1-gate the product runs against a MockRegisterProvider — synthetic fixtures, no real AFSA traffic. Live PPSR searches require either AFSA B2G Account approval or a partner intermediary (S2-gate). We will not run real searches until one of those pathways is confirmed in writing.
When our standing changes
Status changes (AFSA acknowledgment, application lodged, approval, decline, scope clarification) will be posted to /changelog with the tag trust. This page's "Last updated" date moves whenever the status changes. We'd rather under-promise than restate a claim later.