Krystyna Grinberg

Profile

Krystyna practices in public law and criminal law, with a focus on administrative law and occupational health and safety proceedings.   She advises and appears in occupational health & safety matters, judicial review hearings, merits review proceedings and other regulatory, criminal and disciplinary proceedings.   Krystyna is briefed by both government and private clients.   She is regularly briefed to provide advice to government departments such as WorkSafe Victoria, Department of Education, Victorian Legal Services Board, National Disability Insurance Agency, Department of Housing, and the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation. 

Examples of recent cases include: 

Occupational Health and Safety

• DPP v Lemitech [2026] VCC 253 
• DPP v Kilvington Grammar and World Challenge Expeditions [2025] VCC 21 (led by Daniel Gurvich KC)
• DPP v Norman Carriers 2024 (client found not guilty following a jury trial)
• SKM Services Pty Ltd v Magistrates' Court of Victoria & Anor [2019] VSC 460 (judicial review of decision of Magistrates' Court following contest at Magistrates Court, led by Rob Taylor)
• DPP v Hungry Jacks, Visy & Veolia [2018] VCC 1454 (led by David Neal SC) 
• DPP v Ricegrowers Limited [2018] VCC 542 (led by Robert Taylor) 
• Kramer v Veolia Environmental Services [2020] TASMC 10

Judicial Review

• TT Line Company Pty Ltd v Burrows [2021] TASFC 3 (by David Neal SC and Robert Taylor)
• DQM18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 110 (for the appellant in an appeal of migration decision, led by Guy Gilbert S.C.)
• Australian Brumby Alliance Inc v Parks Victoria Inc [2020] FCA 605 (led by Dan Star SC)
• Mortimer v West (in his role as Deputy State Coroner) [2018] VSCA 188 (led by Elizabeth Brimer)
• Obhudho & Ors v Patty Malones Bar P/L [2017] VSC 28 (discrimination, appeal of VCAT decision, unled)
• BCS16 vMinister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 290 (appeal of migration decision, unled)

Discrimination

• CZZ v Department of Education and Training (Human Rights) [2021] VCAT 1146 (for the Department of Education
• Obhudho & Ors v Patty Malones Bar P/L trading as Inflation Nightclub (Human Rights) [2015] VCAT 1521(for the applicants in a race discrimination claim)

Coroners Court

• Larking: Finding into death with inquest of Larking, Harley Robert (COR 2016 2137) [2020] VicCorC 26708
• Mortimer v West (in his role as Deputy State Coroner) [2018] VSCA 188 (appeal regarding Coroners Court decision, led by Elizabeth Brimer)

Commissions and Inquiries

• Royal Commission into Family Violence, 2015 (acting for the State Government of Victoria, led by Rowena Orr QC)
• Parliamentary Inquiry into the CFA Training College at Fiskville (2015-2016)

Prior to joining the bar, Krystyna worked in The Netherlands in the field of international war crimes (2005 – 2007), worked in both civil and criminal law at Victoria Legal Aid (2010 – 2013), and as a judge’s associate at the Supreme Court of Victoria (2008 – 2010).  

To discuss Krystyna's availability or for more information, please contact the Clerks at Greens List on +61 3 9225 7222.