Michael has taught as Teacher within the School of Justice Administration, Brisbane
North Institute of TAFE and the Queensland Commercial College (Invesitgation Course). 

Qualifications: Currently a Doctoral student within the Australian Graduate School of
Policing, Faculty of Arts, Charles Sturt University. 

Professional Qualifications: Certificate IV in Investigative Services, Certificate IV in
Assessment & Workplace Training, Certificate IV in Government (Investigations),
Certificate IV in Government (Fraud Control Investigations). 

Background 

Michael King has 15 years experience as an fraud and criminal investigator. This includes
as a invesitgator for Treasury (Cth), with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). During
this period of time Michael conducted some highly complex revenue investigations, as well
as managing joint-investigations with other agencies including the Australian Customs
Service, Centrelink, Australian Federal Police and various state Police Services. 

Prior to working within the Australian Public Service he held the positions as a Risk
& Investigation Consultant with Suncorp (Injury Claims). Micael has also worked in
private practice as a director of a private investigation and financial investigation
firm. During this period of time Michael supervised and undertook work for manay of
Queensland's leading law firms and insurance companies. As well as providing
services to State Governemnt Departments such as the Department of Housing, Crown Law and
Building Services Authority. 

Michael has been a guest speaker at a number of 'Investigations at Work
Conferences' held by the Australian Security Academy to a number of Queensland State
Government Agencies. 

Michael is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), the Australian
Institute of Professional Investigators (AIPI) as well as being the former Treasury of
the QLD Chapter of the AIPI. Michael is also a member of the Australian & New Zealand
Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) and the International Investigative Interviewing Research
Group (IIIRG). 

His research and teaching interests include financial investigations, tax fraud,
economic-crime, investigative interviewing, police corruption and misconduct,
white-collar crime, and private policing and security.

Articles

OpenURL

Covert surveillance of insurance fraud by Australian private investigators, Under review (2012)
 

OpenURL

Field Observations of Australia Private Investigators Conducting Fraud Investigations, Under review (2012)
 

OpenURL

The contemporary role of Private Investigators in Australia, Criminal Justice Matters (2012)
 

Link

Private Inquiry Agents: Ethical Challenges and Accountability (with Tim Prenzler), Security Journal (2003)

This study examines ethical issues faced by private investigators and commercial agents, and the implications...

 

Link

The role of private investigators and commercial agents in law enforcement (with Tim Prenzler), Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice (2002)

This study estimates that there are about 25,000 private investigators in Australia and explores the...

 

Popular Press

Link

Companies turn to private sleuths, The Age (2003)
 

Link

Investigators want more access to private information, The Age (2002)
 

Link

Watching the Detectives, Radio National ABC Law Report (2002)
 

Link

Private Police and the Public Interest: Who's Copping it Now?, Radio National Background Briefing (2001)
 

Unpublished Papers

Investigating the Investigators: A Study of Queensland and NSW Private Investigators, Mastets of Justice Thesis (QUT) (2003)

QUT Masters Thesis

 

Other

Link

Private Investigators in Australia: Work, Law, Ethics and Regulation, (with Tim Prenzler) (2001)