Greens List Barristers

Abbie Roodenburg Bar : 2017| Admitted : 2004

Abbie practices across regulatory, administrative and criminal law and has a particular interest in matters with a technical and/or scientific aspect to them.

Phone : +61 3 9225 7222

Mobile : 0409 022 271

Email : roodenburg@vicbar.com.au

Chambers : Stawell Chambers

Profile

Abbie Roodenburg is an experienced advocate who appears in trials, appeals, applications and inquiries in a broad range of areas including:


  • Regulatory proceedings
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Occupational health and safety proceedings
  • Environment law
  • Serious offender proceedings
  • Criminal law
  • Coronial inquests.


Abbie has a regulatory and administrative law practice that is well grounded in her strong criminal law background. Abbie also has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) majoring in Environmental Science and has previously worked in environmental consulting. Given this additional scientific experience, Abbie is often briefed in matters with highly technical and/or scientific evidence.


She appears in disciplinary and regulatory proceedings and often appears on behalf of the Secretary of the Department of Justice and Community Safety in matters under the Serious Offenders Act and other quasi-criminal matters. She is experienced in running proceedings under the occupational health and safety regime, Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act and the Sex Offenders Registration Act.  


Abbie conducts trials in the County Court and Supreme Court and appeals in the Court of Appeal for both prosecution and defence clients. Abbie holds an Indictable Crime Certificate (ICC) and, in 2019, was selected to take part in Victoria Legal Aid's Trial Counsel Development Program. She is also on the VLA Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister List. 


Prior to coming to the Bar, Abbie worked as a solicitor at the Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) for 12 years and at Sharrock Pitman Legal, a suburban law firm practicing in a wide variety of legal disciplines. Abbie appeared and instructed in criminal law cases, disciplinary proceedings, commercial litigation matters and domestic building disputes.

Selected Cases

Jesse Vinaccia v The Queen [2022] VSCA - judgement pending - junior to Chris Boyce QC (an appeal against conviction involving highly technical medical evidence in relation to abusive head trauma in infants and examination of local and international medical experts)

DPP v Bradley (a pseudonym) [2021] VCC - appearing on behalf of the Secretary to the DOJCS in relation to operation and obligations of Intermediaries involved in the Intermediary Pilot Project

DPP v Charles (a pseudonym) [2021] VCC - unreported - junior to Ian Hill QC (historical sexual offences)

DPP v Chard [2020] VCC (rape trial)

The Queen v Davsanoglu [2019] VSC 332 - junior to Diana Piekusis QC (murder)

Dennis Gill v The Queen [2019] VSCA 92 – junior to Snr Crown Prosecutor Ray Gibson QC

The Queen v David Grierson [2018] VSC – junior to Peter Chadwick QC (murder trial)

DPP v Dennis Gill [2018] VCC – junior to Prosecutor Angela Moran (historical sexual offences)

DPP v Patterson [2022] VCC (arson trial)

The Queen v Adam Margolis [2021] VSC 341 - junior to Mark Rochford QC (murder)

DPP v Hazelwood Power Corporation Pty Ltd [2020] VSC 278 – junior to Sally Flynn QC (WorkSafe prosecution)

DPP v Snow (a pseudonym) [2020] VSCA 67 - junior counsel

DPP v Warren [2019] VCC (historical sexual offences)

DPP v MacArthur [2019] VSCA 71 – junior to DPP Kerri Judd QC

Victoria Police v Setka & Reardon – junior to Ray Gibson QC (blackmail)

 

Memberships & Committees

Other Experience

Abbie also has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) majoring in Environmental Science and worked in that area from 2000 until 2002. From 2004 until 2005 she was a volunteer Solicitor at the Environment Defender’s Office.

To get in touch with Abbie Roodenburg | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:

+61 3 9225 7222clerkb@greenslist.com.au

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.