Jane Martin, Senior Policy Adviser
Jane has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) majoring in Public Policy, and a Masters in Public Health. Jane has worked in tobacco control for 20 years, commencing with Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Australia, then as Policy Manager with Quit Victoria. Her expertise relates to advocacy and building the evidence to supporting legislative and policy reforms. She has published a number of articles on tobacco policy issues and has presented at national and international tobacco control conferences. In recent years she has worked on campaigns including supporting legislation to ban smoking in Victorian workplaces, restaurants, bars and clubs.
Nicole Antonopoulos, Legal Policy Adviser
Nicole is a qualified lawyer, with an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from Monash University. She is currently undertaking a Master of Public Health through the Victorian Consortium of Public Health (Deakin University). Nicole brings experience in public health law and policy, having previously worked for Quit Victoria and the VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control in a legal policy role. Nicole also gained legal policy expertise in her role as a legal adviser to the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal. Prior to working in the public sphere, Nicole worked in private legal practice at MacPherson & Kelley and Slater & Gordon. In private practice she developed skills in health-related litigation and refugee, family and commercial law.
Sarah MacKay, Legal Policy Adviser
Sarah MacKay is a qualified lawyer with a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Law (Honours). Sarah has worked in public health law for a number of years with the Obesity Policy Coalition and Cancer Council Victoria. Previously, Sarah worked in the UK as a central government lawyer for the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Work and Pensions, and in criminal law policy for the Victorian Department of Justice. Sarah commenced her career as an articled clerk and solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques, working mainly in consumer and competition law.