In reply to 'Really Annoyed', you suggest that it is possible to get around the Class 1 medical but finding an amenable medic. Do you really think it is possible to get around the six monthly ECGs and other tests? You may well be right about having a declared retirement age, but the Aussies (with their famous love of rules & regulations) don't.
The real test of whether you are still up to it or not should be with the LPC and other annual or six monthly checks. And maybe to ensure that there is no lowering of standards on the day there should be an a CAA Ops. Inspector present.
I wonder what BALPA's take on the age issue is?