Mick Symons

Mick Symons is a specialist investigator with a background in policing (South Australia), the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in New South Wales (Australia) and his own company (Anti-Corruption Consultants Australia).

The majority of his service in the South Australia Police was in criminal investigation. He moved from a Detective (serving in various squads/Divisions) to the Officer-in-Charge of various areas including Organized Crime Investigation Branch, Drug Operations, regional Detective Divisions, and the Major Crime Investigation Branch – MCIB. Mick was also the Officer-in-Charge of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) for eight (8) years. The ACB investigated allegations of corruption across the Public Sector (including police). In his duties with ACB, he had managerial oversight of over 400 corruption related investigations.

Mick then moved to the NSW ICAC where he held the position of Executive Director of the Investigation Division. He held this position for four (4) years. He had oversight of over 300 preliminary and 50 major corruption related investigations.

In 2011, Mick formed Anti-Corruption Consultants Australia (ACCA). ACCA provides specialist investigation and consulting services to companies and government organizations across the world

Mick has been a CII member since 2017 and is the Regional Director for South Pacific since 2019.