Corporate Investigations in Western Australia

If you are here, you have probably already tried the obvious things. 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 Western Australia 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.

Western Australia is a state of about two point eight million people built on resources, energy, agriculture, marine services and construction. Call 1300 773 293 at any hour, or read on for how we handle corporate investigations here.

What brings people to us in Western Australia

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
You need due diligence on a party before an acquisition
A director may be in breach of their duties
An insurance claim against the business looks inflated

Working in Western Australia

Covering Western Australia means working from the Perth metropolitan area south to the Great Southern and north through the Mid West and the Pilbara. 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 Perth, Bunbury and Mandurah, and we travel further into Western Australia where a matter calls for it.

Our approach to corporate investigations in Western Australia

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
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
Where required we provide statements and attend proceedings

What you will pay

Here is how the billing works, without the vagueness. Commercial matters are scoped and quoted rather than run open ended. For most engagements in Western Australia 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 will also tell you when we think you are about to spend money for very little return.

Corporate Investigations and the law in Western Australia

There is a lot of nonsense online about what an investigator may do, so here is the accurate version. Workplace investigations sit inside employment law, privacy law and the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 (WA) in Western 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. An investigator who offers to step over that line is telling you they will break the law on your behalf, which should worry you rather than reassure you.

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.

Our credentials

It is a reasonable thing to ask, so here are our details. 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 Western Australia is conducted in accordance with the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996 (WA), administered by Western Australia Police, 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

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 Western Australia 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.

Related services in Western Australia

Talk to an investigator about Western Australia

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.