Ball and McAdam (Child support)

This matter concerned an application for an administrative assessment of child support. The parties involved were referred to as Ball and McAdam. The dispute centred on whether a non-parent applicant was an eligible carer for the purposes of child support legislation, in circumstances described as an extreme family breakdown. The decision under review was made by the Child Support Registrar.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Registrar had correctly accepted the application for an administrative assessment, which hinged on determining if the non-parent applicant met the criteria of an eligible carer under the relevant provisions of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*.

The court affirmed the Registrar's decision, finding that the application had been correctly accepted. While the specific reasoning is not detailed in the provided text, the affirmation implies that the court was satisfied that the circumstances of the extreme family breakdown satisfied the eligibility requirements for a non-parent to be considered a carer for the purposes of child support assessment.