John McMillan

Professor John Denison McMillan (born September 17, 1949) was the Acting New South Wales Ombudsman. Early life and education McMillan was born in September 17, 1949. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from Australian National University in 1970 and later he pursued a law degree from the same university. Career He was appointed in August 2015 for a two-year term. He was formerly the Australian Information Commissioner from 2010 to 2015; the Commonwealth Ombudsman from 2003 to 2008; and the Integrity Commissioner (Acting) for the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity in 2007. McMillan is an Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University, where he taught administrative and constitutional law from 1983 to 2003. He has been a solicitor in private practice, a legal consultant to many parliamentary and governmental inquiries, and was active in public interest advocacy in promoting open government reform. McMillan is a co-author of a leading student text, Control of Government Action: Text, Cases and Commentary (2015, 4th ed).