Locate a Person in Tasmania

Nobody plans to need an investigator. Finding somebody in Tasmania is rarely about one clever database search. It is about assembling fragments, an old address, a vehicle, a relative, an employer, until the current picture resolves. That is what our tracing work does. Everything you tell us stays between us.

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 locating people here.

What brings people to us in Tasmania

• A debtor has gone quiet and left no forwarding address
• A beneficiary named in a will cannot be located
• A witness is needed for a matter that is already before a court
• A former tenant left owing money and damage
• A parent has moved without providing a new address
• A guarantor on a loan has disappeared

What Tasmania is like to work in

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.

Our approach to locating people in Tasmania

1. We take every detail you have, however small, including old addresses, dates of birth and known associates
2. We confirm the identity properly, because tracing the wrong person wastes everybody’s time
3. We rule out same name matches before reporting anything
4. We follow the paper trail through connected people and previous addresses
5. We tell you how current each source is, so you know how fresh the address really is
6. You receive a confirmed current address and a summary of how we established it

What you will pay

Here is how the billing works, without the vagueness. Most traces are quoted as a fixed fee with a no locate discount, so you are not paying full price for an unsuccessful search. A person with a stable history in Tasmania is usually found quickly. Somebody actively avoiding contact across Tasmania takes longer and we will tell you that before you commit. We will also tell you when we think you are about to spend money for very little return.

Locate a Person and the law in Tasmania

The legal boundaries matter, and a good investigator will raise them before you do. Tracing is lawful research, but what you may do with the result is not unlimited. We will not provide an address where we have reason to believe it will be used to harass, intimidate or harm somebody, and we ask about the purpose at the outset. Where a person is subject to a protection order or has taken deliberate steps to remain hidden for safety reasons, we decline the work. The Listening Devices Act 1991 (Tas) also limits how any monitoring may be conducted in Tasmania. Getting this wrong does not just cost you the evidence. It can expose you personally, which is the opposite of why you called.

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

Before you hand over anything sensitive, here is who we are. 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.

You will deal with the same people from the first call to the final report. Nothing gets handed to a stranger halfway through.

Frequently asked questions

What information do you need from me?

A full name and date of birth are the strongest starting point. Old addresses, previous employers, vehicle details, relatives and any photographs all help.

Will you tell the person who is looking for them?

No. Our enquiries are discreet and we do not disclose our client to the subject.

Do you serve documents as well?

We can locate and then arrange service, or provide the confirmed address to your solicitor or a process server.

What if the person does not want to be found?

We will not hand over an address where the purpose looks like harassment or where somebody appears to have relocated for their own safety. We ask about the reason at the start.

How long does a trace take?

Straightforward matters in Tasmania often resolve within a few business days. Complex traces can take two to three weeks.

More of our work in Tasmania

• Surveillance in Tasmania
• Background Checks in Tasmania
• Cheating Spouse Investigations in Tasmania
• Bug Sweeping in Tasmania
• Phone Number Search in Tasmania
• Corporate Investigations in Tasmania

See also private investigators in Tasmania.

Talk to an investigator about Tasmania

Call 1300 773 293. The line is answered twenty four hours a day. If it turns out we are the wrong people for your problem, we will point you at the right ones.

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