Beanland and McGann (Child Support)

Beanland and McGann (Child Support) concerned an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) regarding a child support assessment. The applicants, Beanland and McGann, sought to revoke existing percentage of care determinations made under the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* (Cth).

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care of the child that would warrant the revocation of the existing percentage of care determinations. The Tribunal was required to assess the evidence presented by the parties to determine if the established care arrangements had altered in a way that justified a new assessment.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision under review, finding that there was no change to the likely pattern of care. The reasoning applied was that the evidence did not demonstrate a significant or lasting alteration to the established care arrangements. Consequently, the threshold for revoking the existing percentage of care determinations was not met, and the previous assessments were upheld.