Allison and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the matter of Allison and the Child Support Registrar. The applicant, Allison, sought an extension of time to object to an estimated assessment of her child support liability. The Registrar had refused to grant this extension, and Allison sought a review of that decision.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether it was in the interests of justice to grant Allison an extension of time to object to the estimated assessment. This involved considering whether Allison had provided a satisfactory explanation for the delay in lodging her objection and whether her proposed objection had any reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal found that while Allison had provided a reason for the short delay, it did not consider this explanation to be entirely satisfactory in the circumstances. Crucially, the Tribunal determined that Allison's proposed grounds of objection lacked any real prospect of success. Given these findings, the Tribunal concluded that it was not in the interests of justice to grant the extension of time.

The decision of the Registrar to refuse the extension of time was affirmed.