▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁constitution ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁a ▁ret irement ▁age ▁for ▁federal ▁jud ges . ▁After ▁receiving ▁a ▁majority ▁appro val ▁in ▁each ▁state , ▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁carried , ▁and ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Alter ation ▁( Ret irement ▁of ▁Jud ges ) ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁am ended ▁Chapter ▁III ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁so ▁that ▁federal ▁jud ges ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁ret ire ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 0 . ▁ ▁Question ▁It ▁is ▁proposed ▁to ▁alter ▁the ▁Constitution ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁ret iring ▁ages ▁for ▁jud ges ▁of ▁federal ▁courts . ▁ ▁Do ▁you ▁appro ve ▁the ▁proposed ▁law ? ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Disc uss ion ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁Senate ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Constitution al ▁and ▁Leg al ▁Affairs ▁recommended ▁a ▁ret iring ▁age ▁for ▁all ▁federal ▁jud ges . ▁This ▁recommendation ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁▁ ▁a ▁perce ived ▁need ▁' to ▁maintain ▁vig orous ▁and ▁dynamic ▁courts ' ▁ ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁a ven ues ▁for ▁' able ▁legal ▁pract ition ers ' ▁to ▁achieve ▁jud icial ▁positions ▁ ▁a ▁growing ▁community ▁belief ▁in ▁a ▁comp uls ory ▁ret iring ▁age ▁for ▁jud ges ▁ ▁avoid ing ▁' the ▁un fortun ate ▁necessity ' ▁of ▁removing ▁a ▁judge ▁made ▁un fit ▁for ▁office ▁by ▁decl ining ▁health . ▁ ▁The ▁committee ' s ▁view ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁soon ▁after . ▁ ▁The ▁am end ment ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁sought ▁to ▁provide