Latest news
Auscript Brisbane HQ relocates as demand and growth continues
A record year of transcript production at Auscript combined with the growth of sister company Court Record Solutions (CRS) is the catalyst for the relocation of the international headquarters of the Record Holdings group of companies.
Quality & Productivity: Auscript achieves a winning combination.
Auscript is pleased to announce that its Audio Transcribers are still the best in the business, averaging 98.90% accuracy for this financial year.
Auscript staff dig deep for flood relief
In response to the devastating Queensland floods, Auscript offices around the country held a number of fundraising events in the weeks after the event to help those affected by the crisis.
Company Overview
Auscript is 100% Australian owned and is the largest privately operated transcription service in the country. Over 300 employees nation-wide contribute to the recording of over 30,000 hours of digital audio and the production of over a million pages (or 200 million words) each year.
Our daily mantra is quality delivered on time, every time.
Auscript transcripts are used every day throughout all levels of Australia's government, regulatory and law enforcement bodies, not to mention public and private enterprises of all sizes.
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Our Heritage
Auscript has a long history of providing evidence services across Australia.
Starting in 1921, the Commonwealth Reporting Service (CRS) was the government's sole provider of transcript for the courts of law. Shorthand transcription was the norm, and it wasn't unusual to see young women and men running back from the courts to dictate their shorthand to typists to transcribe.
By the 1970s, the CRS had moved with the times and was using audio tape to record hearings for transcription at a later date. With recording technology, court hearings didn't necessitate a stenographer, meaning that all around Australia typing pools began to increase in size and capacity.
In the late 1990s, the Australian government privatised the CRS, resulting in the formation of Auscript Pty Ltd Almost all original transcription and recording staff were retained in the purchase.
Auscript's potential as a truly valuable evidence delivery service was realised in 2004, when the current owners purchased Auscript Pty Ltd and began trading as Auscript Australasia Pty Limited.
Return to top of pageOur Values
The Auscript character is a set of ideals that are at the core of our culture. We strive to see these ideals reflected in every product and service we deliver, every day.
Experience
We respect and acknowledge experience. Experience gives us the opportunity to learn from the past and make informed decisions for the future.
Integrity
We recognise that without continued diligence, ethics and professionalism, there is a risk that the livelihood of our clients and those relying on them may be compromised.
Passion
We seek and reward those who cannot tolerate mediocrity and are driven to produce the best possible work at all times.
Innovation
We relish the challenge of creating smarter ways to work - for our clients and ourselves.
Return to top of pageCorporate Governance
Auscript is acutely aware of the need for, and the value of appropriate Corporate Governance and Board accountability. Accordingly, the Board meets each month and reviews the company's performance in the light of its strategic direction and overall risk profile. Each quarter, the Board meets for a review of the Corporate Strategy and its relevance to the economic environment in general, and Auscript's unique niche market in particular.
Return to top of pageThe Board of Directors
Paul Moni
Chairman
Paul Moni is highly experienced in the areas of corporate governance, risk management and financial reporting. He provides consultancy services in these areas via his company, Moni Solutions Pty Ltd. He also has extensive experience in the area of audits.
Paul's work experience includes senior positions with ASIC and Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in the areas of compliance and audit in various locations including London, Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns.
Paul has also held the position of Honorary Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland Business School and is a former National President of Chartered Secretaries Australia.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce (UQ), is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Australia) and the Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries, a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Registered Company Auditor. He also holds a Graduate Diploma of Company Secretarial Practice.
Peter Wyatt
Managing Director and CEO
Peter strongly believes that a focus on quality client management and reliable service delivery is essential for a modern recording and transcription service.
Since August 2004, Peter has played a strong role in establishing measurable quality and productivity processes throughout the Company - with equal focus on transcript producers and their managers.
He is involved in the day-to-day operations of the Company and is committed to the ongoing improvement and success of the organisation.
Before Auscript, Peter was heavily involved in establishing objective claims management services in the Australian insurance industry.
Over 25 years, he successfully began, ran and grew what became Australia's largest claims management company - Wyatt Gallagher Bassett, eventually selling his interest in the business in 2003. From this background, Peter appreciates and understands the real need for responsible risk management, modern people management and sensible corporate governance.
Peter is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor's degree in Business.
Tony Douglass
Executive Director, Business Development and Courtroom Technologies
Tony brings over 15 years experience in specialist digital audio and video services to courts and justice agencies throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Through his former company, Evidence Technology Pty Limited, he provided expert consulting services to organisations such as the Australian Federal Police, the New South Wales Police Integrity Commission, the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption, most of the country’s state police services, the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and numerous Royal Commissions and Inquiries.
Tony’s vision is founded on his unique experience in designing and implementing digital media systems, courtroom integration projects and related workflow practices for some of the country’s most demanding justice organisations. His problem solving skills and application of critical technology solutions for justice have shaped the way that modern Courtrooms run today.
Nick Tate
Independent Director
Dr Nick Tate is Associate Director of the Australian Research Collaboration Service (ARCS), which is a Commonwealth Government funded programme developing and operating collaborative services for researchers, through the provision of cloud computing and cloud storage. A recent appointment to this role, he was previously Director of Information Technology Services at The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Director of the Australian National Computer Emergency Response Team, AusCERT, which is based at UQ as well as being a Director of the telecommunications carrier, AARNet Pty Ltd. He is currently a Director of Higher Ed Systems Pty Ltd, National Treasurer and board member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS), Chair of the World Computer Congress 2010, and Chair of the ICT Industry Workgroup representing the ICT industry to the Queensland Government. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of IT and Electrical Engineering at UQ.
Prior to UQ, Nick worked as a Weapon Systems Engineer on the development of anti-missile missile systems for Royal Navy Warships, before working on real time air traffic control systems for Jersey and Kuwait airports. Nick then joined the United Bank of Kuwait in London as Chief Programmer, worked with the bank for over 10 years and was Head of IT during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the first Gulf War when there was a run on the bank and a need to rapidly solve many business and technical problems. He was subsequently Vice-President and Head of Technology for the Citibank Private Bank in London, before becoming Technical Director of a Global Investment Management Company (GAM). On emigrating to Australia in 1997, he took up a position as IT Infrastructure Director at Macquarie Bank, based in Sydney, with responsibility for the bank’s global IT infrastructure.
Nick has extensive experience in leadership, the strategic application of IT, management of both national and global IT infrastructure and service delivery together with the management of substantial budgets and has held positions as a company director and in senior management committees at several banks. He has broad international experience having worked in Europe, Australia, the Middle East and the USA and significant cross sectoral experience with 11 years in the university sector, 20 years in investment banking, 3 years in the defence sector and 2 years in the engineering industry.
Nick holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, a Master's degree in Computer Science and a PhD in IT security. He is also a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered IT Professional, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society. He has 36 years IT experience with over 16 years at Chief Information Officer (CIO) level. Nick has also been a pilot in the Royal Air force Volunteer Reserve, a City Councillor and Chairman of a London based economic think tank.
Nick has worked for:
- Macquarie Bank Limited
- Global Asset Management Ltd
- The Citibank Private Bank
- United Bank of Kuwait PLC
- Plessey Radar Pty Ltd
- Ferranti Ltd
- CSIRO
- Australian Research Collaboration Service (ARCS)
- Queensland University of Technology
- The University of Queensland
- Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC)