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The Business Owner
You're paying out a claim on an employee you've seen doing activities their "injury" shouldn't allow. You need evidence to dispute the claim before it costs you more.
Workers Compensation Fraud Investigation Services Australia
Fraudulent workers comp claims are costing Australian businesses millions. Our tribunal-ready evidence helps you fight back - fast, decisively, and legally.
Workers compensation fraud costs Australian businesses an estimated $9 billion per year. For individual business owners, a single fraudulent claim can mean tens of thousands in payouts, increased premiums, and months of legal proceedings. If you suspect an employee is exaggerating or fabricating a workplace injury, time is critical. The longer a fraudulent claim continues unchallenged, the more it costs your business and the harder it becomes to dispute.
Stirling Investigations provides specialist surveillance investigations specifically designed to detect, document, and report fraudulent workers compensation activity. Our investigators monitor the subject's activities in daily life, documenting any behaviour that contradicts their claimed injury or incapacity. This includes physical activity, recreational pursuits, and any other evidence relevant to the claim.
We are seeing a sharp rise in extended-sick-leave and moonlighting cases, where a claimant is working a second job, running their own business, or operating in a family enterprise. Secondary-employment detection is a standard part of every brief.
We understand your frustration with slow insurance company processes. We move fast, we capture decisive evidence and deliver reports that give insurers and tribunals what they need to act.
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You're paying out a claim on an employee you've seen doing activities their "injury" shouldn't allow. You need evidence to dispute the claim before it costs you more.
You've accepted a claim but subsequent activity reports are raising flags. Professional surveillance evidence allows you to reassess - and act - with confidence.
Fraudulent claims damage team morale, increase premiums, and undermine trust. You need documented evidence to support a formal review process.
From your first confidential call to a detailed, professionally documented report, designed to protect you at every stage.
We discuss the employee's claimed injury, restrictions, and any intelligence you've already gathered. We identify the most productive surveillance windows.
We establish the subject's home address, vehicle, known haunts, and likely activity patterns to maximise surveillance effectiveness.
Our investigators conduct discreet daily surveillance, documenting all activities relevant to the claim - physical capacity, secondary employment, recreational activity.
We review publicly available social media for posts, check-ins, photos, or comments that contradict the claimed injury.
A comprehensive evidence package: timestamped video footage, photographic documentation, written report, and investigator declaration - admissible at tribunal.
4-hour surveillance deployment. Includes 1.5 hours travel, $30 miscellaneous, and 100km radius. Minimum deposit $880 required per day booked.
Per hour of additional surveillance or travel beyond the initial package. Billed in hourly increments. Tribunal-ready report and video footage available as add-ons.
Submit Your EnquiryMulti-day or multi-subject briefs are individually scoped on location, surveillance days, and complexity of the claim. Volume pricing available for insurers and large businesses.
Submit Your EnquiryStill have questions? Our investigators are happy to answer any questions you may have. All enquiries strictly confidential.
Book Your Free ConsultationWe investigate all common fraud types: exaggeration of injury severity, working a second job while claiming incapacity (moonlighting), running a side business or operating in a family enterprise during extended sick leave, falsifying medical records, injuries that occurred outside the workplace, and individuals who have fully recovered but continue to claim. We also document lifestyle activities that contradict claimed restrictions.
Yes. Licensed private investigators can legally conduct surveillance of individuals in public spaces in Australia. Workers compensation claimants have no expectation of privacy in public. We operate within all applicable legislation and advise you of any limitations before commencing.
In most cases, we can deploy within 48-72 hours of receiving instructions and brief. Urgent cases are prioritised. Time is often critical in fraud cases. The sooner you act, the better your evidence position.
Our reports are specifically written to tribunal evidentiary standards. We have provided evidence in workers compensation matters at state tribunals including the Personal Injury Commission of New South Wales, the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET), and the NSW Personal Injury Commission (PIC). Our investigators can also provide expert witness testimony if required.
If the subject's observed activity is consistent with their claimed injury during our deployment, we document and report that accurately. This may indicate a genuine claim, or it may suggest the subject is being cautious. We'll advise you honestly on the most productive path forward.
Yes. Surveillance evidence gathered after a claim has been accepted can still be used to challenge ongoing payments or request a medical reassessment. Contact us as soon as you have grounds for suspicion.
A New South Wales construction company was paying a long-term workers compensation claim for a back injury. After receiving a tip that the employee had been seen working at another site, they engaged Stirling Investigations. Over three days of surveillance, our investigators documented the claimant performing heavy lifting, climbing scaffolding, and operating machinery, all activities directly contradicting the medical certificate on file. The tribunal-ready video evidence and written report resulted in the claim being dismissed. The client recovered over $80,000 in overpaid benefits and achieved a significant reduction in their workers compensation premium the following year.
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