Bond v Child Support Registrar & Anor

FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BOND v CHILD SUPPORT REGISTRAR & ANOR [2018] FCCA 422

Catchwords:
CHILD SUPPORT – Application seeking judicial review of child support decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – question of law – departure order made on basis of financial resource attributable to one parent – financial resource consists of monies paid to parent by his father – sum characterised as a loan by payee and not financial resource – legal error – allegation of breach of principles of natural justice – procedural unfairness – no legal error found – appeal dismissed.

Legislation:

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989, ss.4, 4(2), 2S, 43(1), pt.6A, 98B, 98C, 117(2)

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, ss.44AAA, 33, 66
Family Law Act 1975, s.117
Federal Circuit Court Rules2001, rr.21.02(1), 21.10

Cases cited: Humphries & Berry (SSAT Appeal) [2008] FMCA 409 Walker & Fielding (SSAT Appeal) [2010] FMCAfam 320 Henriques & Hatzis (SSAT Appeal) [2014] FCCA 1194 Collector of Customs v Pressure Tankers Pty Ltd and Pozzolanic Enterprise Pty Ltd [1993] 43 FCR 280 Apthorpe v Repatriation Commission (1987) 13 ALD 656 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 Htun v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 194 ALR 244 LDME & JMA [2007] FMCAfam 712 Child Support Registrar & Crabbe and Anor [2014] FamCAFC 10 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Al Miahi (2001) 65 ALD 141 Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Ling [1996] 185 CLR 259 S395/2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2003) 216 CLR 473 Minister for Immigration & Citizenship v Li (2013) 297 ALR 225 SZUWX v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2015] FCA 1389 Hall & Hall [2016] HCA 23 In the marriage of Kelly and Kelly (No 2) (1981) FLC ¶91-108 at 76,803. Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs ex parte Durairajasingham (2000) 168 ALR 407

Applicant:

MR BOND

First Respondent: CHILD SUPPORT REGISTRAR

Second Respondent: MS BOND

File Number: ADG 115 of 2017

Judgment of: Judge Brown

Hearing date: 22 August 2017

Date of Last Submission: 22 August 2017

Delivered at: Adelaide

Delivered on: 23 February 2018

REPRESENTATION

Counsel for the Applicant: Ms Horvat

Solicitors for the Applicant: DW Fox Tucker Lawyers

Counsel for the First Respondent: Mr Bishop

Counsel for the Second Respondent: In person

Solicitors for the First Respondent: Miles Oakley

ORDERS

1. The notice of appeal filed on 27 March 2017 is dismissed.

2. The applicant pay the first respondent’s costs fixed in the sum of $5,000.00.

IT IS NOTED that publication of this judgment under the pseudonym Bond v Child Support Registrar & Anor is approved pursuant to s.110X(4)(h) of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Cth).

FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT
OF AUSTRALIA
AT ADELAIDE

ADG 115 of 2017

MR BOND

Applicant

And

CHILD SUPPORT REGISTRAR

First Respondent

MS BOND

Second Respondent

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

Introduction

1. This is an appeal, from a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal,[1] in respect of a…