Corporate Investigations in Melbourne

Most people find this page because something has stopped adding up. Commercial investigations need to be handled in a way that protects the business while the facts are still uncertain. We work with employers, directors and their lawyers throughout Melbourne to establish what happened, document it properly and keep it contained. Everything you tell us stays between us.

Melbourne is the largest city in Victoria and one of the two biggest markets in the country. Call 1300 773 293 at any hour, or read on for how we handle corporate investigations here.

What brings people to us in Melbourne

• A staff member may be running a competing business on your time
• Confidential information appears to be reaching a competitor
• A workplace complaint requires an independent factual investigation
• A director may be in breach of their duties
• A whistleblower report needs independent verification
• Timesheets do not match physical presence

Local conditions in Melbourne

Working in Melbourne means understanding a sprawling grid of suburbs where a single subject can cross a dozen council areas in a day. Our operatives plan around that rather than turning up and hoping. Where a matter runs across several days we rotate vehicles and positions so that a familiar car never becomes part of the scenery.

We work regularly across Dandenong, Frankston, Werribee, Box Hill, Preston, Footscray, Ringwood and Cranbourne, and we travel further into Victoria where a matter calls for it.

Our approach to corporate investigations in Melbourne

1. We meet with you, and usually your lawyer, to define the question and the risks
2. We agree what a good outcome looks like and what you intend to do with the findings
3. Evidence is gathered using the appropriate mix of surveillance, records analysis and enquiry
4. We keep working papers in a form your lawyer can review
5. We report factually and separate what is proven from what is suspected
6. Where required we provide statements and attend proceedings

Corporate Investigations and the law in Victoria

The rules are not complicated, but they are strict. Workplace investigations sit inside employment law, privacy law and the Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (Vic) in Victoria. Monitoring employees, in particular, is subject to real limits. We advise on what can be done lawfully before anything starts, and we keep the evidence chain clean so that findings survive scrutiny in a tribunal or a court. We would rather lose the job than gather something that cannot be used and cannot be undone.

This is general information rather than legal advice. If your matter is already before a court, speak to your solicitor about what evidence will assist and we will work to that brief.

What it costs

There is no reason for pricing to be mysterious. Commercial matters are scoped and quoted rather than run open ended. For most engagements in Melbourne we propose a staged approach with a review point, so you can stop once you have what you need instead of funding an investigation that has outlived its purpose. No work begins until you have agreed the scope and the figure in writing.

Our credentials

Anybody can claim experience. Here is what can be verified. Sydney Private Investigations has been operating since 2001 and trades as GORA Investigations Pty Ltd, ABN 34 600 932 438. We are a licensed agency. We hold VIC Master Licence Z6583160S. Every operative who works on your matter holds a current individual licence.

We are not a call centre that farms work out to whoever answers. You speak to an investigator, and if we cannot help we will say so rather than take a deposit.

Frequently asked questions

Can you investigate an employee without telling them?

Covert enquiries are lawful in defined circumstances, but employee monitoring is regulated. We will advise on where the line sits in Victoria before anything begins.

Will your findings survive a tribunal?

That is the point of doing it properly. We document contemporaneously, keep original material intact and provide statements where needed.

What about workers compensation claims?

Surveillance of claimants is common and lawful when conducted in public and documented correctly. We produce material that insurers and courts accept.

Can you do pre employment and due diligence checks?

Yes. Corporate searches, directorship histories, litigation records and identity verification are standard parts of our commercial work.

What does it cost to start?

We scope first and quote a defined stage. You will know the number before we begin work.

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See also private investigators in Melbourne and Corporate Investigations across Victoria.

We also cover Corporate Investigations in Geelong, Corporate Investigations in Ballarat, Corporate Investigations in Bendigo.

Talk to an investigator about Melbourne

Call 1300 773 293. The line is answered twenty four hours a day. There is no charge for the first conversation and no obligation at the end of it.

If you would rather write to us, use the contact form and we will come back to you the same day.