Workplace investigations in Melbourne

Melbourne Detective undertakes workplace investigations in Melbourne and across Victoria when an employer, insurer or solicitor needs a clear, factual account of what occurred. The work is confidential, limited to lawful methods, and carried out only on instruction. Where legal oversight, correspondence or strategy is required, matters are coordinated under the supervision of Fogarty Oliver Rothschild. Melbourne Detective gathers and records facts; legal advice is given by a solicitor, not by Melbourne Detective.

When a workplace investigation may help

Organisations typically instruct an investigation when an internal complaint, a suspected policy breach or a dispute cannot be resolved on the documents already on file. Instructions we may accept include:

• Allegations of bullying, harassment or discrimination, where a factual chronology is needed
• Suspected theft, fraud, conflicts of interest or misuse of company property
• Breaches of policy, codes of conduct or contractual duties
• Concerns that need to be tested before a hiring, promotion or partnership decision
• Matters already in the hands of a lawyer, insurer or workplace relations adviser, who need an independent factual file

We do not replace human resources advice, a Fair Work process, or a decision-maker’s statutory obligations. The investigation produces a report of findings and sources. Decisions about discipline, settlement or litigation remain with the client and their advisers.

How the work is done

Each matter starts with a written scope: the questions to be answered, the people or records in issue, and the limits of the inquiry. Work then proceeds only as far as the instruction and the law allow. Methods may include:

• Review of documents the client lawfully provides, such as policies, emails, rosters and prior complaints
• Lawful interviews with witnesses or relevant staff, arranged with the client’s authority
• Open-source intelligence and public-record research, including company, court and media sources, where they help test a claim
• Surveillance, only when it is lawful, proportionate and expressly instructed. We do not trespass, intercept private communications or use unlawful devices
• A written report that separates observed facts from comment, and records sources so the file can be checked

We do not bypass private accounts, passwords, paywalls or restricted systems. Personal information is handled under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. We do not disclose who has hired us.

Who the report is for

Reports are prepared for the instructing client — commonly an employer, company director, insurer or solicitor — and are written so they can be read alongside legal or workplace-relations advice. If the facts later support a claim or a defence, the same file can be developed under legal supervision.

Victorian private inquiry work is a licensed activity. Please ask for current licence details when you enquire.

Related services

Workplace files often sit alongside our background checks, surveillance, financial fraud investigations and corporate OSINT investigations. For injury or WorkSafe matters, see advocacy services, which are coordinated under legal supervision.

To discuss a confidential instruction, email info@melbournedetective.com.au. Do not send passwords or unnecessary identity documents in the first message.