Canberra's Magistrates and the Director of Public Prosecutions will no longer have to retire at 65 years of age, under a bill introduced to the ACT Legislative Assembly last week.
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Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay introduced the bill, which will also raise the age limit for ACT Civil and Administrative tribunal presidential members to 70 years.
It follows a similar proposal put forward in a bill earlier this year by Shadow Attorney-General Jeremy Hanson, and representations from current Magistrates to Mr Ramsay on the matter.
But the government bill goes further, also amending the fixed seven year term limits for the Associate Judge of the ACT Supreme Court, instead providing that the Associate Judge is appointed until they turn 70.
Mr Ramsay told the Assembly the bill would also provide more flexible working arrangements in the courts and make other changes chances to improve the legal foundation for the administration of the courts.
He said it also demonstrated the value the government put on old Canberrans in the workforce, and while the changes were straight-forward, that did not take away from their importance.
The bill was adjourned for debate, expected at a later Assembly sitting week this year.
