Eliza Holt

Profile

Since coming to the Bar Eliza has had a broad practice in general commercial law and in criminal law.

Eliza regularly advises and appears in occupational health and safety proceedings in the Magistrates Court and County Court, in pleas, committals and jury trials.

Eliza regularly advises and appears in employment disputes in both State and Federal jurisdictions. Eliza is also regularly briefed in human rights and discrimination proceedings in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Recent cases in which Eliza has been briefed include:

Equal Opportunity and Human Rights

Ostry v Viva Energy Refining Pty Ltd (Human Rights) [2023] VCAT 618.

Kumari v Bervar Pty Ltd (Human Rights) [2023] VCAT 21.

De Kauwe as Litigation Representative of Joshua De Kauwe v State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) (No 2) [2020] FCA 1350 (led by Chris Young KC).

De Kauwe as Litigation Representative of Joshua De Kauwe v State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) [2020] FCA 68 (led by Chris Young KC).

Arora v Melton Christian College (Human Rights) [2017] VCAT 1507.

Charles v State of Victoria (Human Rights) [2016] VCAT 403.

BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Ltd – Exemption (Human Rights) [2015] VCAT 230.

Yianni v Jemena Electricity Networks (Vic) Ltd (Human Rights) [2014] VCAT 1618.

Occupational Health and Safety

DPP v Kilvington Grammar Ltd & Anor [2025] VCC 21.

DPP v Haileybury [2022] VCC 166 (led by Rowena Orr QC, as she then was, Andrew Palmer SC, as he then was).

DPP v AM Design and Construction Pty Ltd; DPP v Di Tonto [2018] VCC 373 (led by Andrew Palmer, as he then was).

DPP v ABD Group Pty Ltd [2016] VCC 1450 (led by Daniel Gurvich QC).

DPP v Thiess Services Pty Ltd [2015] VCC 1954 (led by Andrew Palmer, as he then was).

Employment Law

Winters v Fogarty [2017] FCA 51.

Callychurn v ANZ [2016] FWCFB 1944.

Callychurn v ANZ [2016] FWC 526.

Capper v Victorian Womens Trust (Human Rights) [2016] VCAT 294.

Callychurn v ANZ [2015] FWCFB 5254.

Callychurn v ANZ [2015] FWC 4784.

The State of Victoria (The Office of Public Prosecutions) v Grant [2014] FCAFC 184 (led by Rachel Doyle SC).

Kramersh v IPD Education Limited (Human Rights) [2014] VCAT 1439.

Vergara v Living Leisure Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2013] FCA 775.

Halpern v BWA Group Services Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 365 (led by Rachel Doyle SC).

Taxation

Said v Commissioner of State Revenue (Review and Regulation) [2016] VCAT 355.

Jongebloed v Commissioner of State Revenue (Review and Regulation) [2015] VCAT 1302.

Hards v Commissioner of State Revenue (Review and Regulation) [2014] VCAT 721.

Uzunokski v Commissioner of State Revenue (Review and Regulation) [2014] VCAT 511.

Public Law

Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 81.

Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 85