Licensed since 2002 · NSW Master Licence 412080174

Know for certain.

Licensed private investigators in the Sydney CBD. We turn what you suspect into evidence you can act on.

Licensed in NSW, QLD and VICInvestigators based in the CBDPhones answered 24 hoursEvery enquiry confidential SYD 33°52′S 151°12′E

Find your situation.

Nine out of ten calls we take start with one of these sentences. If yours is not here, ring anyway and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.

Confidentiality

Covert means covert.

We work without the subject becoming aware that an investigation is underway, and we never contact the subject of a background check or a surveillance job. We treat the existence of your enquiry as confidential, not merely its contents. We will not confirm to a third party that you have contacted us.

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NSW Master Licence
412080174
VIC Master Licence
Z6583160S
Licensed in
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Operating since
2002

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  • Gavin was highly professional and found the information I needed quickly and discretely.

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  • They located a person for me.

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No obligation

What happens when you call

  1. 01

    You describe the situation

    In as much or as little detail as you are comfortable with. There is no cost for the conversation and no obligation at the end of it.

  2. 02

    We tell you what is realistic

    Including what an investigation is unlikely to establish, roughly what it will cost, and how soon we could start.

  3. 03

    You decide

    Nothing starts before you agree the cost. Plenty of these calls end with us telling someone they do not need to hire anyone at all.

Cost

You will know the price before anything begins.

A phone number search is a flat $450 plus GST, returned in 24 to 48 hours. Locating a person is a fixed fee agreed before the search starts. Surveillance is quoted by the hour and scoped to your situation, because a two hour observation and a multi day operation are not the same job.

No investigation begins before you know the likely cost, and our fees are more reasonable than most people expect.

Cheating partner investigations

If you are already looking for the signs, you have your answer about the doubt

The phone that never leaves their side. The new attention to appearance. The evenings that run late without explanation. On their own each one means nothing, and together they still are not proof.

Surveillance replaces suspicion with a record. Where they went, when, how long they stayed and who they were with, captured on time-stamped video and supplied with a written investigator report. Sometimes that confirms what a client feared. Sometimes it clears the air completely, and that answer is worth just as much.

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A couple at a dinner table photographed at a distance, hands together beside a glass of wine

Questions people ask before they call

Are you actually licensed?

Yes. Sydney Private Investigations holds NSW Master Licence 412080174 and our investigators are licensed in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Ask any investigator you are considering for their licence number, and be wary of anyone who cannot produce one. An unlicensed operator can compromise your evidence and your matter.

Can I use the evidence in court?

That is what it is prepared for. Surveillance footage is time-stamped and supplied with a written investigator report that separates observation from inference, in the form your solicitor needs to file it. Where a matter proceeds and the investigator is required to give evidence about the report, that can be arranged.

How quickly can you start?

Often the same day. Our investigators are based in the Sydney CBD rather than being dispatched from interstate. Phone number searches turn around in 24 to 48 hours. If your matter has a court deadline, say so when you call and we will prioritise it.

What do you need from me to get started?

Less than you would think. For surveillance, a name, an address or workplace, a vehicle description and the times of interest are usually enough. For a locate, a full name plus any one of a date of birth, a last known address or a former workplace is generally workable. Call the office first and we will tell you honestly whether what you hold is enough to act on.

Which areas do you cover?

All of greater Sydney and the whole of New South Wales, from the CBD and eastern suburbs through the inner west, north shore, northern beaches, western Sydney, the Hills district, the Sutherland Shire, the Blue Mountains, Newcastle and Wollongong. We are also licensed in Queensland and Victoria and specialise in cross border investigations.

Talk to an investigator today

Describe your situation and we will tell you what an investigation can realistically establish, what it is likely to cost, and how soon we could start. Every call is confidential.

Call 1300 773 293