Corporate Investigations in Adelaide

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 Adelaide to establish what happened, document it properly and keep it contained. Everything you tell us stays between us.

Adelaide is the capital of South Australia and a compact, well planned city. Call 1300 773 293 at any hour, or read on for how we handle corporate investigations here.

Why people in Adelaide call us

An employee on leave or workers compensation may be working elsewhere
A staff member may be running a competing business on your time
A supplier relationship shows signs of kickbacks or collusion
Confidential information appears to be reaching a competitor
A workplace complaint requires an independent factual investigation
A franchise or licensee may be breaching their agreement

On the ground in Adelaide

Working in Adelaide means understanding a city on a plain between the hills and the gulf, with predictable movement corridors. 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 Port Adelaide, Glenelg, Salisbury, Elizabeth, Marion, Norwood and Mount Barker, and we travel further into South Australia where a matter calls for it.

How we run corporate investigations in Adelaide

We meet with you, and usually your lawyer, to define the question and the risks
We agree what a good outcome looks like and what you intend to do with the findings
Findings are documented as they are established rather than assembled at the end
We report factually and separate what is proven from what is suspected
We brief you at agreed intervals rather than disappearing until the end
Where required we provide statements and attend proceedings

Corporate Investigations and the law in South Australia

The rules are not complicated, but they are strict. Workplace investigations sit inside employment law, privacy law and the Surveillance Devices Act 2016 (SA) in South Australia. 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 you will pay

There is no reason for pricing to be mysterious. Commercial matters are scoped and quoted rather than run open ended. For most engagements in Adelaide 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.

Who you are dealing with

It is a reasonable thing to ask, so here are our details. Sydney Private Investigations has been operating since 2001 and trades as GORA Investigations Pty Ltd, ABN 34 600 932 438. We hold NSW Master Licence 412080174 and VIC Master Licence Z6583160S. Work in South Australia is conducted in accordance with the Security and Investigation Industry Act 1995 (SA), administered by Consumer and Business Services, and where a locally licensed operative is required we engage one rather than cutting a corner.

There is no obligation attached to the first conversation, and no pressure applied in it.

Frequently asked questions

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.

How do you keep it confidential inside the business?

We limit contact to the smallest possible group, attend outside hours where needed and never identify ourselves to staff.

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.

More of our work in Adelaide

Talk to an investigator about Adelaide

Call 1300 773 293. The line is answered twenty four hours a day. Describe the situation in your own words. You do not need to have it organised or evidenced before you call.

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