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Christina accepts briefs in all criminal matters, including quasi-criminal, administrative, regulatory and disciplinary matters, coronial inquests or investigative matters, and appeals across all metropolitan and regional courts.

Christina has appeared for the defence in summary and indictable crime matters at all stages, in the Magistrates’, Children’s, County and Supreme Courts (including in the Koori Court divisions and other specialist lists), including bail applications, pleas, committals, contested summary hearings and appeals. She also has particular interest and experience in civil justice, including appearing in matters under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 and Serious Offenders Act 2018.

Before being called to the Bar, Christina previously worked 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.

Christina is reading 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 3 Areas

    • Appellate
    • Appellate Merits Review
    • Criminal Appeals

    Public Administrative 14 Areas

    • Civil and Human Rights
    • Compliance and Investigations
    • Corruption
    • Disciplinary Proceedings
    • Discrimination
    • Extradition – Public Administrator
    • Health and Medical
    • Immigration Law
    • Judicial Review and Administrative Law
    • Merits Review
    • Migration Law
    • Privacy or Freedom of Information
    • Proceeds of Crime
    • Public Administrative Appellate

    Inquests Inquiries 2 Areas

    • Commissions or Tribunals and Other Inquiries
    • Coronial Inquests

    Criminal 15 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
    • Victims of Crime
    • White Collar and Corporate Crime
    • Work Health and Safety - Criminal

    Government

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