Aggy Kapitaniak

Over the past 16 years,  Aggy has developed a practice in Crime (and quasi- criminal matters) and Regulatory matters in all jurisdictions. 

Aggy has developed a varied practice including advising and appearing in regulatory matters, commissions of inquiry and IBAC.

Her particular skill and interest is in matters involving the intersection between employment and criminal law and corporate crime. With this experience, it has seen her also build a practice in OHS/Worksafe prosecutions, WHS, EPA and other regulatory/enforcement investigations and prosecutions.

Aggy is regularly briefed to appear and advise in relation to offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) and Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic) and its predecessor, for both the regulators and as defence counsel.  

Aggy also advises and appears in Employment law, Civil penalty, Equal Opportunity and Discrimination matters.

She is also an Accredited Advocacy Coach of the Bar and enjoys regularly coaching the Bar readers.  Aggy has travelled to Papua New Guinea as a Victorian Bar delegate to teach at the Legal Training Institute as part of a Federal Government humanitarian program which remains a highlight.

• Deputy Chair (2023 - present)  of the New Barristers Committee of the Victorian Bar;
• Member (2018 - 2021, 2023 - 2024 ), Human Rights Committee of the Victorian Bar; Former (2021) Deputy Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Victorian Bar;
• Former elected Committee member of the Criminal Bar Association;
• Former (2008-2018) Committee member of Liberty Victoria;
• Research assistant, Clough & Mulhern, The Prosecution of Corporations, 2002, Oxford University Press;
• Contributing author (2015 - 2024) of Bourkes' Criminal Law - Lexis Nexis - Confiscation and Investigation

Aggy holds an indictable Crime Certificate (ICC accreditation by the Bar)  and is Preferred Trial Counsel for VLA.