Nicki Godecke was the commissioner of state revenue from 2015 until her appointment as acting director general at the Department of Finance from May 2021 to February 2022. Following her stint as acting director general, she became the deputy director general of major projects at the Department of Finance from February 2022.
Ms Godecke began her career as a stamp duty assessor, followed by 17 years developing major state revenue legislative changes including the introduction of the Taxation Administration Act and re-writes of the land tax, payroll tax and duties legislation. In 2012, Ms Godecke moved into an operational role, as the director responsible for the collection of payroll tax and duties revenue in Western Australia.
She has a Bachelor of Business in Marketing from Curtin University, and a Graduate Diploma in Taxation Studies from the University of Western Australia.
