Amy appears and advises in both criminal and administrative law. Amy has appeared in areas including terrorism, white collar crime, child exploitation, sex offences, honesty offences and violence offences. In addition to trials, Amy has appeared in contests, supervision order applications, fitness hearings, appeals and pleas. Amy also accepts briefs in enquiries, regulatory matters, and crimes’ compensation applications. In addition, she appears in administrative matters including working with children, environment and planning, judicial review and mental health.
Amy returned to the Victorian Bar in September 2021 after 12 months as In-House Counsel at Djirra’s Aboriginal Family Violence Legal Service. In addition to appearance work, Amy advised Djirra on compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
Before coming to the Bar, Amy was Senior Associate to the Honourable Justice Hollingworth at the Supreme Court of Victoria. She also worked for the Judicial College of Victoria and Norton Rose Fulbright. Amy is on the VLA Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister List and has undertaken Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness training. Amy read with Sally Flynn KC and her senior mentor was Justice Rowena Orr.