Sir John Angus Nimmo (15 January 19097 July 1997) was an Australian judge. From 1972 to 1974 he was

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. He attended the

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, and while living there was a member of the Commonwealth Tax Board of Review (1947–54). He was appointed

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in 1957 and was an acting justice of the

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in 1963. He was also Deputy President of the Trade Practices Tribunal (1966–73), Deputy President of the

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(1964–69), Chairman of the Health Insurance Committee of Inquiry (1968–69), additional Justice of the

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(1969–74), Commissioner inquiring into unlawful land subdivisions south of Darwin (1974–75), and Royal Commissioner into matters relating to

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(1975–76). From 1969 to 1977 he was a judge of the

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, moving to the

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in 1977 to become a judge of the Federal Court, a position he held until 1980. In 1970 he was appointed Commander of the

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, becoming a

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in 1972, when he was appointed

. He was also an Officer of the

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