Bruno and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal by Bruno against a decision of the Child Support Registrar. The dispute centred on the percentage of care attributed to Bruno for his child, and whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care that warranted a new determination. The appeal was heard by M Kennedy M.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Child Support Registrar had erred in revoking existing percentage of care determinations and making new ones. This required the court to consider the criteria for establishing a change in the likely pattern of care under the relevant child support legislation.

M Kennedy M affirmed the decision of the Registrar, finding that the evidence supported the conclusion that there had been a change to the likely pattern of care. The court applied the principles governing the assessment of care arrangements, determining that the Registrar had correctly applied the legislative framework in revoking the previous determinations and making new ones based on the altered circumstances.