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Putrajaya should propose raising judges’ retirement age, says ex-judge
Free Malaysia Today
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6/11/2024
The current administrators in the judiciary may be reluctant to draw up the proposal themselves to avoid accusations of being its immediate beneficiaries.
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The government should propose raising the retirement age of judges to keep up with trends
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in the Commonwealth and neighbouring countries.
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A retired judge who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the Legal Affairs Department
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in the Prime Minister's Office should draft a paper and obtain feedback from all stakeholders
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- the three bars, the Attorney-General's Chambers, the Judiciary and the Treasury.
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The source said although discussions have been ongoing about raising the retirement age,
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nothing concrete has come of them so far.
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The ex-judge's proposal comes after Sgb MP Hannah Yeo suggested last week that the retirement
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age of judges be up to at least 75 years, adding that this was one profession where
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one should not retire at 60 or 65.
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The mandatory retirement age is 66 but judges, especially those in the federal court, can
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get a six-month extension with the approval of the Ydnty Putuan Agung.
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Lawyer Syed Iskandar Syed Mazhar also urged Putrajaya to kick-start the process by proposing
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it in both the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara as two-thirds support is needed to amend the
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federal constitution.
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Syed Iskandar said the financial implication to government coffers would be minimal as
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the exercise would only involve 150 judges of the High Court, the Court of Appeal and
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the Federal Court.
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