Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(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.