Corporate Investigations in Ballarat

Most people find this page because something has stopped adding up. When something is wrong inside a business in Ballarat, the cost of getting the investigation wrong is often higher than the original loss. An unfair dismissal claim or a defamation letter can follow a badly handled internal enquiry. We do this work properly. Everything you tell us stays between us.

Ballarat is a goldfields city an hour and a half west of Melbourne. Call 1300 773 293 at any hour, or read on for how we handle corporate investigations here.

What brings people to us in Ballarat

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
A workplace complaint requires an independent factual investigation
A whistleblower report needs independent verification
Timesheets do not match physical presence

On the ground in Ballarat

Working in Ballarat means understanding a heritage city with a compact centre and a wide belt of newer estates around it. 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 Wendouree, Sebastopol, Delacombe, Buninyong, Creswick and Bacchus Marsh, and we travel further into Victoria where a matter calls for it.

Our approach to corporate investigations in Ballarat

We meet with you, and usually your lawyer, to define the question and the risks
Evidence is gathered using the appropriate mix of surveillance, records analysis and enquiry
We keep working papers in a form your lawyer can review
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 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

Nobody enjoys asking what this costs, so we will get to it first. Commercial matters are scoped and quoted rather than run open ended. For most engagements in Ballarat 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. If we think a smaller job will answer your question, we will propose the smaller job.

Our credentials

A few facts about us, so you can check them. Sydney Private Investigations has been operating since 2002 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.

If your matter really belongs with police or with a solicitor, we will tell you that instead of selling you surveillance.

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.

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.

More of our work in Ballarat

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

Talk to an investigator about Ballarat

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.