Caroline Graves

Barrister

Bar Roll: 1 June 2011

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.

About Caroline

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

Areas of Practice
Crimes Against the PersonCriminalCriminal AppellateDomestic and Family ViolenceDrugsEnvironmental and Planning OffencesExtraditionFamily Law and GuardianshipFraudJuvenile JusticeMental IllnessParenting OrdersProceeds of Crime or Money LaunderingPropertyProperty Offences and Theft or Robbery or BurglarySexual AssaultTrafficVictims of CrimeWhite Collar and Corporate CrimeWork Health and Safety – Criminal
Jurisdiction
All Australian States and JurisdictionsTasmaniaInterstate
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