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Christina Gómez Vázquez (pronounced “Goh-mez Vass-kez”) accepts briefs in all criminal matters, including quasi-criminal, public administrative matters, appeals and judicial review, across all metropolitan and regional courts. She also accepts briefs in intervention order proceedings.

Christina has extensive experience appearing for the defence in summary and indictable crime matters in the Magistrates’, Children’s, County and Supreme Courts (including in the Koori Court divisions and other specialist lists), in bail applications, complex pleas, contested hearings, contested committals, contravention of supervision orders and appeals. She has a particular concurrent interest and experience in mental health and civil justice, appearing regularly in proceedings under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 and the Serious Offenders Act 2018. Christina has appeared unled in a consent mental impairment defence trial and is working to develop her trial practice. 

Christina also accepts briefs to advise and appear in regulatory and disciplinary matters, coronial inquests, investigative matters and inquiries. Consistent with her medico-legal interest, she has particular experience in disciplinary proceedings at VCAT involving healthcare professionals brought by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).

Before being called to the Bar, Christina practised as a solicitor advocate for the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA in the west Kimberley region and then spent almost a decade at Victoria Legal Aid, where she held roles in the Advocacy and Indictable Crime teams, and as an Associate Public Defender in VLA Chambers. She also worked as a Criminal Division Lawyer at the County Court of Victoria managing complex criminal trials across the state.

Christina read with Diana Price, and her senior mentor is Michael Stanton SC.

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Admitted

13 Mar 2012

Victorian Bar

25 Sept 2025

Areas of Expertise

    Appellate 2 Areas

    • Appellate
    • Criminal Appeals

    Corporations Law 1 Areas

    • ASIC investigations and Prosecutions

    Public Administrative 17 Areas

    • Civil and Human Rights
    • Compliance and Investigations
    • Corruption
    • Customs
    • Disciplinary Proceedings
    • Discrimination
    • Extradition – Public Administrator
    • Health and Medical
    • Immigration Law
    • Judicial Review and Administrative Law
    • Liquor Licensing
    • Merits Review
    • Migration Law
    • Native Title
    • Privacy or Freedom of Information
    • Proceeds of Crime
    • Social Security and Veteran Entitlements

    Inquests Inquiries 2 Areas

    • Commissions or Tribunals and Other Inquiries
    • Coronial Inquests

    Criminal 16 Areas

    • Crimes Against the Person
    • Criminal Appellate
    • Domestic and Family Violence
    • Drugs
    • Environmental and Planning Offences
    • Extradition
    • Fraud
    • Juvenile Justice
    • Mental Illness
    • Proceeds of Crime or Money Laundering
    • Property Offences and Theft or Robbery or Burglary
    • Sexual Assault
    • Traffic
    • Victims of Crime
    • White Collar and Corporate Crime
    • Work Health and Safety - Criminal

    Sports Law 1 Areas

    • Disciplinary Tribunals

    Government 3 Areas

    • Food Industry Regulation
    • Gaming Industry Regulation
    • Industry Regulations

    Environment and Planning 1 Areas

    • Local Government

    Common Law and Personal Injury 1 Areas

    • National Disability Insurance Scheme

    Tax Revenue 1 Areas

    • Tax Prosecutions

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