WorkSafe Investigation

Some people use the terms "WorkSafe Investigation" and "WorkCover Investigation" as interchangeable expressions. They are not.  WorkCover refers to the insurer, WorkSafe is the Government body tasked with investigation, and enforcement. For assistance to investigate a suspect WorkCover, Worksafe, claim, a private investigation, phone 1300 966 103, email us at [email protected], or 24/7 online Contact Us, free quotes.

A real WorkSafe investigation, WorkSafe investigator attendance, is generally related to an incident, or accident, where a breach of the prescribed legislation has occurred, or a person was injured or killed in a workplace. There is a requirement to facilitate the investigation, as the whole site may be 'seized' by the investigations team. These investigations are concerned with Health and Safety, Dangerous Goods compliance, High Risk operations, and rehabilitation. They can encompass allegations of fraud, by a worker (although reasonably rare investigations, due the constraints placed on them by Government); we are a private investigator, private investigation, service. We have over 30 years investigating experience.

A WorkSafe investigation is a Health and Safety investigation, looking into contributing factors, causes, for a death or serious injury. It often appears to have the objective of assigning blame to a business, or persons associated with the business, such as supervisors. It looks at events (including near misses), training, inductions, procedures, and compliance with same (including enforcement, within the business, of compliance, not turning a 'blind eye').

Before a 'WorkSafe investigator' (more correctly a WorkCover investigator, an insurance investigator) gets involved, generally, once a claim is accepted, the employer must raise a reasonable belief (with proof), of fraud. The reason for this is that, once the WorkCover claim is accepted by the insurer they basically become a rehabilitation coordinator. This is where the private investigator, private detective, private investigation, comes in.

Once a claim is accepted the insurance provider requires more than a suspicion to change their stance. The employer, the business, must reach the civil standard of a reasonable suspicion, through evidence.

We conduct a private investigation, and gather the evidence, to establish the 'real world' capacity of the claimant; this may, or may not, substantiate their claims, show that they are exaggerating them, or just lying. This evidence may be used to turn the insurer back into an investigator, and cause them to gather further evidence. The insurance supplier reverts to being an insurer, generally, at the time of the final payout claim (the employer and insurer are back on the same side), this may be years later.

When you require a private WorkSafe investigation, WorkSafe investigator, WorkCover investigator, to investigate, gather evidence, confirm or deny a claim, or claimed restriction, to investigate suspected fraud, contact us. We can investigate site incidents, however Government investigators have authority, where there is a serious incident, or death; we have been investigating over 30 years. What we do is legal.

The objective of a private Worksafe investigation is to gather evidence of Worksafe claim fraud, to protect the employer, the business, and reduce future insurance liability. This evidence can be presented to the insurance fraud section to confirm Workers Compensation fraud suspicion.