Caroline completed her Articles of Apprenticeship at the Department of Public Prosecutions Tasmania in Hobart in the Criminal and Civil areas and Tasmania Police Southern Prosecution in summary prosecutions.
Caroline has held Public Health Law and Policy roles within Tasmanian Health Service and was a public health prosecutor also having a wide experience in the alcohol, tobacco and other drugs field often appearing in therapeutic courts including Court Mandated Diversion, specialising in the area of therapeutic jurisprudence.
In her current criminal law practice, Caroline specialises in the defence of major crime appearing regularly the Supreme Court of Tasmania and in summary prosecutions in Magistrates court matters including dishonesty, traffic, drug matters, sexual offences and offences of violence, public disorder matters and firearms matters.
Qualifications
Graduated with Bachelor of Laws, University of Tasmania 1995
Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice 1996
Professional
Family Law Practitioners Association of Tasmania Inc.(Child Safety Subcommittee)
Community
Board member of Eat Well Tasmania Inc. 2011-2020
Member of Sandy Bay Football Club Past Players and Supporters Association 2011-2020
Caroline was admitted to practise in the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 1998. She was a police officer with Tasmania Police between 1987 and 1999 working in a wide variety of roles including summary prosecutions, criminal investigation, coronial and missing person/cold case analysis.
Caroline completed her Articles of Apprenticeship at the Department of Public Prosecutions Tasmania in Hobart in the Criminal and Civil areas and Tasmania Police Southern Prosecution in summary prosecutions.
Caroline has held Public Health Law and Policy roles within Tasmanian Health Service and was a public health prosecutor also having a wide experience in the alcohol, tobacco and other drugs field often appearing in therapeutic courts including Court Mandated Diversion, specialising in the area of therapeutic jurisprudence.
In her current criminal law practice, Caroline specialises in the defence of major crime appearing regularly the Supreme Court of Tasmania and in summary prosecutions in Magistrates court matters including dishonesty, traffic, drug matters, sexual offences and offences of violence, public disorder matters and firearms matters.
Qualifications
Graduated with Bachelor of Laws, University of Tasmania 1995
Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice 1996
Professional
Family Law Practitioners Association of Tasmania Inc.(Child Safety Subcommittee)
Community
Board member of Eat Well Tasmania Inc. 2011-2020
Member of Sandy Bay Football Club Past Players and Supporters Association 2011-2020
Michael Kirby Chambers, 49 Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania
0407 292 007
caroline.graves@tasbar.com.au
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