“We locate anyone, anywhere, for any reason”.

Established in 2008 in Brisbane (the capital of the State of Queensland, Australia),Trace and Identify is an affordable, two person Investigative Detective Agency whose current clientele stretches across all states of Australia.

Our expertise is finding the current contact details and residential (or work addresses) of debtors and serving papers on them, beneficiaries and next of kin for law firms, probate research, infidelity issues, follows and surveillance, as well as contacting and speaking with the rightful owners of unclaimed funds.

  We can (and will), provide you with the answers to give you ‘peace of mind’.

Unlike the larger agencies that may need to pay for staff, contractors, an answering service, or office rent, we do not have high overheads that are absorbed into fees and then passed on to our discerning clients.  

We have also been requested (on 700+ occasions), to locate a mixture of family members, birth parents, friends, spouses, as well as producing Basic to Comprehensive background checks.

Efficient and timely serving of documents Australia wide.

Why choose us?

We are are 100% Queensland owned.

The female investigator owns and manages the business and is your first and only contact.

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There is a senior male Agent available upon request.

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We have the training and experience for any situation and in the very unlikely event that the enquiry is outside our expertise, we will recommend (free of charge) a trusted Associate to assist you.

We are not expensive, nor are we cheap, however, we will submit a realistic, mutually agreeable cost structure up front to our clients so there will be no nasty surprises halfway through the enquiry.

We listen to your needs, we then act in a lawful and ethical manner, whilst working within the law.

The testimonials on the Reviews page from current and previous clients are 100% authentic.

We have full Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance firmly set in place.

Locating Missing Persons

Locating Missing Persons

For law firms, private citizens, or Mercantile Agents. We can assist you.

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Process And Document Serving

Process and Document Serving 

For law firms or private citizens; we cover all States of Australia. 
 
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Genealogy and Probate research

For private clients needing to find their distant relatives or Probate Genealogy for law firms.   

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Cheating partner investigations

Infidelity Surveillance & Partner Issues

We skillfully and discreetly check, watch and follow to obtain those elusive answers for you. 

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Background Checks

Thorough Background checks  

Basic or Comprehensive checks for businesses or private individuals.

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Simply click Contact Us to submit your enquiry and the Owner Manager shall reply via email within a couple of hours.

  • Darrell M.
    Said in 2024 - "We are very happy with Lesley's efforts in finding the beneficiary for our law firm.  It took her only five days and all previous efforts had been uneventful. Thank you Trace and Identify (Australia).  We will use you again when necessary".
    Darrell M.
    A Queensland law firm
  • Paige R
    Said in February 2024 - "Thank you for finding our two beneficiaries so quickly.  We now have you on our system."  
    Paige R
    U.K. law firm
  • Janice R.
    Said in 2023 - "Lesley found the beneficiary for us by leaving no stone unturned.  Thank you."
    Janice R.
    A Queensland law firm

But wait – there’s more!  

We do not claim to be everything to everyone and for that reason we specialise in just four important areas of private investigation which are: locating people, spousal issues, basic to comprehensive background checks on individuals, as well as due diligence on small or large businesses and companies.

Australians need to locate missing persons for a number of reasons. You might want to get in touch with a family member or old friend or track down a person who owes you money. It might be necessary to find a witness in a legal dispute or a beneficiary in a deceased estate. Sometimes, there’s a need to identify and locate the user of a particular phone number or email address or determine who lives at a particular address.

Locating people, also called skip tracing, has become easier in the age of social media but there are still plenty of people who are hard to find. Private investigators are experts at finding people so if you can’t get an address or the contact details of a person you’re trying to find from a few Google searches, you might need the assistance of a PI.

Investigators locate missing persons by conducting database searches. Various databases store details for citizens and residents of Australia and by searching these records carefully, most missing persons can be found. Sometimes, other types of inquiries are also necessary and a skilled investigator can advise you accordingly. Because it’s a niche skillset, relatively few investigators specialize in locating missing persons so ensure you seek the help of an experienced provider.

 Investigator Costs

We at Trace and Identify Australia aim at all times to provide fair services to our clients with a mutually agreeable cost effective price plan worked out before commencing an enquiry.  This ensures there are no nasty surprises for the client.  

Business/Client Trust

Our core values and ethics instil trust and confidentiality in all the services we provide to our valued clients.  All attainable measures will be taken with your enquiry and your file will be safely stored on our security coded computer.