Access our national team of highly skilled, experienced and accredited investigators
Credibility, Integrity, Adaptability
Access our national team of highly skilled, experienced and accredited investigators
Vertical Scope Group (VSG) has a national team of over 60 government accredited, security cleared investigators.
Our team has extensive experience conducting investigations for the Australian Government, Australian Defence Force (ADF), State and Federal Police Departments, and various corporate organisations. All of our investigators have inter-agency investigative experience and possess a Certificate IV Government (Investigation) or higher.
We take pride in providing clients with comprehensive investigative services in line with Australian and international standards, and utilise security cleared investigative personnel to ensure our team has a high level of integrity.
A highly qualified & experienced team
Our diverse team of investigators have careers spanning everything from misconduct, fraud, and corruption investigations, code of conduct reviews, and crime and corruption commissions. These investigations have been conducted on behalf of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Queensland Department of Education, Australian Defence Force Investigative Service, Australian Border Force, Australian Sports Authority, Australian Taxation Department, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Department of Public Prosecutions and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations and Department of Justice.
This experience has given our team the capability to provide holistic investigative services, make recommendations on any findings, provide prosecutorial support, offer recommendations and assist you in finalizing an ongoing investigation. Collectively, our team have a combined 630 years of investigative experience across a broad range of complex investigations across government and private sectors.
Team qualifications
Our team is highly qualified and accredited and possess:
Australian Federal Police Search & Seizure accreditation
Australian Federal Police Evidentiary & Court Procedures accreditation
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Behavioral Science (Psychology)
Certificate in Professional Negotiation & Influencing
Certificate IV in Government Investigations
Certificate IV in Government Project Management
Certificate IV in Investigations & Fraud Control
Certificate III in Clerical and Personnel Administration
Certificate in Forensic Examination
Diploma in Government (Investigations)
Diploma of Government (Fraud Control)
Diploma of Occupational Safety & Health
Diploma of Policing (Investigations)
Diploma of Public Safety
Diploma of Legal Practice
Diploma of Security & Risk Management
Electronic Surveillance Training
Hostage Crisis Negotiation Training
Leadership in Government - Managing Conflict accreditation
Master Security License
Masters of Policing
Masters of Investigations
Unrestricted Legal Practicing Certificate
Investigative methodologies
VSG’s investigative process is based on the United Nations Investigative and Auditing Standards to ensure that our investigators operate to the highest level.
We undertake the following steps when conducting an investigation:
Information Screening
Investigation Assessment
Investigation (Covert or Overt)
Finalisation and Reporting
All investigative services we provide are comprehensively documented with a thorough level of diligence occurring before a conclusion is reached. Regular contact is maintained with you throughout the investigative process, and an investigation timeline and plan are developed in conjunction with you once we have been briefed.
Each step of the investigation is documented to ensure continuity and accountability throughout. This also provides you with visibility over the investigative process and how we reached our conclusion. Our team are individually held under non-disclosure agreements to ensure confidentiality is maintained throughout and on-going.
We are capable of conducting investigations on an individual or team basis and our investigative personnel have participated in various misconduct, fraud, Crime and Corruption Task Forces, government and corporate investigative teams.
Our standards
Our investigative personnel adhere to the following government and legal standards:
Australian Government Investigations Standards (AGIS)
Australian Privacy Principles
Australian Public Service Commission Handling Misconduct Guide
Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework
Defence Accountable Authority Instructions
Australian Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cth)
Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth)
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth)
United Nations Office of Audit and Investigations Guidelines
Our investigative services include:
End-to-end Government Investigations
Misconduct, Fraud and Corruption Investigations
Preliminary Assessments
Code of Conduct Reviews
Witness and Complainant Statements
Conducting In-person Interviews
Preparing Investigation Reports
Drafting Policy Recommendations
Dispute Resolution Support
Forensic Analysis
Field Operations
Due Diligence & Background Checks
Overt and Covert Surveillance & Investigative Support
Counter Surveillance
Want to learn more?
Contact us via security@verticalscope.com.au or the form below for a confidential discussion and further information about how we can assist.