23Retirement age

#### 23 Retirement age (1) A member’s service (whether in the Permanent Forces or the Reserves) ends when the member reaches his or her retirement age. (2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to: (a) section 19 (time of war or defence emergency); and (b) any written direction by the Chief of the Defence Force allowing the member to serve beyond the member’s retirement age. (3) There is no retirement age for an Admiral of the Fleet, a Field Marshal or a Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force. (4) Retirement ages for other members are as follows: (a) for a member of the Permanent Forces who holds the rank of Admiral, General or Air Chief Marshal—63 years of age; (b) for any other member of the Permanent Forces—60 years of age; (c) for a member of the Reserves—65 years of age.