AIPI – The voice for Australia’s Professional Investigators
Established in 1995, the Australian Institute of Professional Investigators aims to be the premier organisation representing Australia’s professional investigators, throughout both government and private sector organisations
Find a Professional Investigator
AIPI can help find a professional investigator who can work with you to respond to a range of uncommercial situations. If you have an issue with internal or external fraud, workplace misconduct, cyber attack, governance or internal control failure, an AIPI member can help. Select your location and your specific needs and a list of AIPI members who can help will be generated for you.
Become a Member
AIPI has a range of membership categories from ‘Student’ to ‘Fellow’ depending on current role, experience and formal qualifications.
Find Employment
Each week AIPI scans for jobs in all investigative sectors and lists them on our website.
Latest News
Phoenixing: How unscrupulous dealers rise debt-free from the ashes of failed companies – 25 September 2020
The Australian tax office claims it has lost hundreds of millions of dollars, under mass tax evasion schemes allegedly run by professional advisers using “phoenixing”. The art of liquidating a company and allowing the directors to rise from the ashes in a new entity,...Man charged with defrauding Commonwealth payments – 24 September 2020
The AFP arrested a 33-year-old Sydney man and charged him with multiple fraud offences for allegedly redirecting Commonwealth government payments to accounts controlled by him. It will be alleged the man stole identity information to then access Centrelink records to...Cyber hackers arrested for targeting bank customers – 24 September 2020
Two Sydney cyber hackers have been arrested and one of them charged, over trying to steal thousands of personal identities and large sums of money from unsuspecting bank and telco customers. They seized fake identity documents, $50,000 in cash in a safe, a money...Westpac’s $1.3b fine a ‘wake-up call’ for all banks – 24 September 2020
Westpac will pay a $1.3 billion penalty for breaching anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. The bank admitted to 23 million breaches of the laws, including failing to report international transactions amounting to $11 billion and the insufficient...Upcoming Events
SA Chapter Meeting – Wed 23 Sept 2020 @ 2:30 pm
The SA Chapter of AIPI is hosting an Investigator Chapter Meeting for members. The Chapter Meeting provides an opportunity for members to be updated on AIPI activities, to gather and share knowledge, discuss issues and advance the investigation industry in South...NSW Quarterly Chapter Meeting – TBA
Cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions – stay tuned for new date.AIPI National Conference – Melbourne – 18-19 March 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 Conference has been postponed until 18-19 March 2021 at this stage. We will provide updates as further information becomes available from Health Authorities. We are delighted to have the support of Duxton Hill as our Event...
Working For You
The AIPI welcomes investigators from all backgrounds who have a common purpose of conducting ethical investigations in a professional manner for the benefit of their clients and the community.
Professional Networking
The AIPI serves as a central point for Professional Investigators to network and interact with their peers.
Stay Updated
The AIPI ensures its members are always updated on the current industry news, innovations and changes to relevant laws.
One Step Ahead
The AIPI keeps a watch on the dynamic nature of Professional Investigation to anticipate changes to minimise impact on its members.
1995
Founded
209
Current Membership
600+
Extended Network
245+
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