Corporate Investigations in Tasmania

There is usually a point at which waiting and hoping stops working. Businesses across Tasmania bring us the problems that cannot go through normal channels: theft by a trusted employee, a director acting against the company, a competitor who seems to have inside information, a claim that does not add up. We investigate quietly and give you something you can act on. If the answer is that you do not need us, we will tell you that.

Tasmania is a state of around five hundred and fifty thousand people built on agriculture, aquaculture, tourism, forestry and mining. Call 1300 773 293 at any hour, or read on for how we handle corporate investigations here.

Common situations we see in Tasmania

An employee on leave or workers compensation may be working elsewhere
Confidential information appears to be reaching a competitor
A director may be in breach of their duties
A whistleblower report needs independent verification
Timesheets do not match physical presence
A franchise or licensee may be breaching their agreement

Local conditions in Tasmania

Covering Tasmania means working from the Derwent and the south east across the midlands to the north west coast. 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 Hobart and Launceston, and we travel further into Tasmania where a matter calls for it.

How the work is actually done in Tasmania

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 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 Tasmania

Before anything starts, you should understand what is and is not permitted. Workplace investigations sit inside employment law, privacy law and the Listening Devices Act 1991 (Tas) in Tasmania. 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. Evidence gathered outside those limits is worthless to you, and it hands the other side a much better story than the one you were trying to tell.

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.

Fees and how we charge

Cost is usually the second question after whether it is legal, so here is a straight answer. Commercial matters are scoped and quoted rather than run open ended. For most engagements in Tasmania 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. We have turned work away when the likely cost outweighed the likely benefit, and we will do it again.

About our agency

You are entitled to know who you are hiring. Sydney Private Investigations has been operating since 2002 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 Tasmania is conducted in accordance with the Security and Investigation Agents Act 2002 (Tas), administered by the Department of Justice, and where a locally licensed operative is required we engage one rather than cutting a corner.

We do not use aggressive sales scripts and we do not chase people who decide against proceeding. If the answer is no, that is a perfectly fine answer.

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 Tasmania 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.

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.

Other things we do in Tasmania

Talk to an investigator about Tasmania

Call 1300 773 293. The line is answered twenty four hours a day. Tell us what is happening and we will tell you plainly whether an investigation is the right step, what it would involve and what it would cost.

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