ABOUT

Chatham Inquiries & Investigations is an Australian based company that provides specialist workplace investigation and consulting services  to public and private sector organisations.

 

We understand that every business is unique and every situation you need us for is of significant impact for you - that's why you will deal directly with our experienced Directors who are able to help resolve workplace issues in a efficient, confidential, timely and cost-effective manner.  Our team remain impartial, focused, responsive and sensitive throughout any engagement.

 

Director:   Christopher Austin

 

Chris has a successful corporate management background and is an experienced Investigator, Company Director and Management Consultant. His experience in working in senior roles in Corporate Australia for over twenty years has been augmented by his time spent running his own businesses involved in technology and manufacturing. Chris has worked within the building & construction industry and government. He has risen to the rank of Colonel in the Army Reserve and has strong competencies in management and leadership, strategic planning, sales & marketing, manufacturing, disaster management and business continuity planning.

 

Chris has been appointed as an Assistant Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force and has conducted complex and sensitive inquiries and investigations within Australia and overseas. He is currently posted to HQ Joint Operations Command and was formerly the Deputy Adjutant General - Army.

 

He holds qualifications in business, project management and is an Honorary Aide de Camp to the Governor General of Australia. Chris sits on the boards of a number of private and public organisations including the Veteran’s Review Board, the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and is the Chair of the Queensland Anzac Day Trust. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds the Certificate IV in Government Investigations.

 

Director:   Michael Kelly

 

Mike has had over 20 years experience in senior management roles in both the public and private sectors, and is an experienced lawyer. He has a demonstrated ability to support organisations on structural reform issues, investigating and resolving serious and complex workplace performance and behavioural issues, conducting specialist recruitment and selection activities and developing strategic organisational initiatives.

 

Mike has worked at a senior level in public sector organisations and has practised extensively within the criminal and administrative law areas. He has over 15 years experience in providing high level advice to corporate clients and government agencies within both the Commonwealth and State jurisdictions.

 

Mike is a qualified Australian Defence Force Inquiry Officer, has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), a Bachelor of Arts, a Diploma in Management and is admitted as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of Queensland. He holds the Certificate IV in Government Investigations. Mike was appointed as an Assistant Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force and assisted in the conduct of the IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry.