<P> The Constitution Alteration (Retirement of Judges) 1977 was an Australian referendum held in the 1977 referendums in which electors approved an amendment to the Australian constitution to provide for a retirement age for federal judges . After receiving a majority approval in each state, the proposal was carried, and the Constitution Alteration (Retirement of Judges) 1977 amended Chapter III of the Constitution so that federal judges were required to retire at the age of 70 . </P> <P> It is proposed to alter the Constitution so as to provide for retiring ages for judges of federal courts . </P>

The age of retirement of the judges of the high court is