Martin Radzaj

Professional Background

Martin is regularly briefed in a variety of serious indictable and summary criminal proceedings, including those involving homicide, drug charges, serious driving offences, sexual offences, dishonesty and property offences, and other offences against the person. Since 2013, Martin has appeared at all stages of criminal matters in the Children's Court, Magistrates' Court, County Court and Supreme Court including bail applications, committals, summary contests and complex plea hearings.

He promotes consideration of post-sentence and therapeutic options such as Drug Court, Assessment and Referral Court and Koori Court where appropriate. He accepts briefs in relation to applications for, and reviews of, supervision orders under the Serious Offenders Act 2018.

Martin is interested in matters involving issues of capacity, fitness to stand trial and mental impairment. He can be briefed in matters involving the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997, as well as in matters involving applications for guardianship and administration orders, and powers of attorney. 

He is the Secretary of Liberty Victoria (Victorian Council for Civil Liberties) and chair of their criminal policy committee. He is also a national board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL).

Martin graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce (economics major). As a lawyer, Martin was awarded the Law Institute of Victoria residential drafting competition prize.

Some recent superior court cases in which Martin has appeared:

• Re Kennedy [2020] VSC 187 – see Judicial College coronavirus summary
• DPP v Treasure [2020] VSC 402 (with Sarah Keating) - plea, murder
• DPP v Cintolo [2020] VCC 1521 - plea, commercial quantity trafficking
• Re AJ [2021] VSC 291 (with Philip Dunn QC) – bail, exceptional circumstances, bail granted
• Re Hales [2021] VSC 274 - bail, commercial quantity trafficking, bail granted

Martin welcomes electronic briefs either via email or the Green Cloud.

Martin read with Sarah Keating and his senior mentor is Felicity Gerry QC.