She is one of the ‘inaugural’ staff members of the ATO in Newcastle transferring here when the ATO opened in 1985. Over her 33 year career Janine has worked across a range of areas from interpretative assistance, staff development, the Australian Business Register and more recently in Small Business Compliance. Janine has presented many workshops and talks to new small business participants and enjoys helping them understand their tax obligations as well demystifying the ATO by helping people see that the ATO is not about taking from business but also about offering lots of help and support to make it easier to meet obligations.