Defence (Personnel) Regulations 2002
116Retirement Age
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116 Retirement Age
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), the compulsory retirement age for a chaplain is as follows: (a) permanent force—60 years; (b) Reserves—65 years. (2) The Minister may extend a chaplain’s compulsory retirement age to an age without limitation on the upper age limit. (3) Before a chaplain in the permanent force reaches his or her compulsory retirement age: (a) the Chief of the Service in which the chaplain is serving may apply to the Minister for approval to retain the chaplain’s services in the Reserves; and (b) the Minister may approve the application if: (i) the chaplain has agreed to the retention of the chaplain’s services; and (ii) the chaplain’s Principal Chaplain (if any) has agreed to the retention of the chaplain’s services; and (c) if the Minister approves the application, the Minister must specify the category of the Reserves in which the chaplain will serve.
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