Corporate Investigations in New South Wales

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 New South Wales to establish what happened, document it properly and keep it contained. You will not be judged for asking, and you will not be pressured into proceeding.

New South Wales is a state of roughly eight million people built on finance, construction, logistics, health and professional services. Call 1300 773 293 at any hour, or read on for how we handle corporate investigations here.

What brings people to us in New South Wales

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 whistleblower report needs independent verification
Timesheets do not match physical presence
A franchise or licensee may be breaching their agreement

On the ground in New South Wales

Covering New South Wales means working from the Sydney basin out through the Hunter, the Illawarra, the Central West and the Riverina. Distance is the main constraint, so we plan around it: we confirm the ground before an operative is committed, and we tell you when travel time is going to make a job uneconomic rather than billing you for a day in a car.

We work regularly across Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Central Coast, and we travel further into New South Wales where a matter calls for it.

Our approach to corporate investigations in New South Wales

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
We keep working papers in a form your lawyer can review
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

Corporate Investigations and the law in New South Wales

People ask about the law here more than anything else, so here it is plainly. Workplace investigations sit inside employment law, privacy law and the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) in New South Wales. 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. Doing it properly is slower on some jobs. It is also the only version that survives contact with a courtroom.

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 New South Wales 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

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 NSW Master Licence 412080174. 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

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.

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Talk to an investigator about New South Wales

Call 1300 773 293. The line is answered twenty four hours a day. You will speak to somebody who does this work, not to a receptionist reading from a script.

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