Michael Symons
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Michael Symons has extensive experience in all aspects of investigation. He has managed multi skilled and multi-jurisdictional teams investigating complex matters including complex fraud and corruption. Mick is admitted to practice law in NSW and South Australia. He is a certified fraud examiner, a certified international compliance expert and an accredited mediator. He is a member of the Council of International Investigators.
Mick had an extensive career in the South Australia Police before moving to NSW where he was the Executive Director of the Investigation Division (NSW ICAC) for four years before establishing his own international consultancy in 2011. Mick currently conducts investigations and provides fraud and corruption advice both nationally and internationally to clients such as APEC, and USAid. He provided training in anti-corruption related matters to the Bangladesh police (UNODP). He is a corporate investigator with Fulcrum Chambers (specialist London law firm dealing in FCPA and UK Bribery Act matters). Mick has lectured in post-graduate and specialist courses at Hong Kong University, Wollongong University and the Australian National University.
During his various careers, Mick has been involved directly either as an investigator or manager in more than 3000 investigations. In his role as Manager of Investigations for IAB, Mick had direct involvement either as the investigator or as manager of the investigation team (providing quality assurance) in more than 100 matters involving Local Government in NSW. Mick has conducted investigations into Local Government matters in South Australia.
These matters included Council employees as well as elected members and/or General Managers. The investigations related to matters such as conflict-of-interest, inappropriate conduct between elected members, potential corruption where elected members attempted to influence development decisions, bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination.
Mick has conducted investigation training in several jurisdictions. He regularly presents a three-day Master Class in Singapore relating to fraud within procurement. He was part of an international team that reviewed the investigation processes of the Office of Internal Oversight for the United Nations.