ALPRESS & FEENEY

The applicant, Alpress, sought leave from the Federal Circuit Court to make a determination regarding child support payments under sections 98S or 116 of the *Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989* (Cth). The application concerned child support periods that fell between 18 months and seven years prior to the date of the application. Feeney was the respondent in these proceedings.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the applicant had demonstrated sufficient grounds to be granted leave to proceed with the determination application, specifically addressing the question of whether there had been an unwarrantable delay in bringing the application and if any explanation provided for such delay was satisfactory.

Judge Scarlett found that there had been an unwarrantable delay in the applicant bringing the application for leave. The Court determined that the applicant had failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for this delay. Consequently, the Court dismissed the application for leave.