Carrington and Carrington (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered a dispute between Carrington and Carrington concerning a child support administrative assessment. The applicant sought to have their adjusted taxable income retrospectively applied to the assessment.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the conditions for retrospectively applying the applicant's actual income to the child support assessment had been met. Specifically, the Tribunal had to determine if the applicant had satisfied the requirements of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* (Cth) for such a retrospective adjustment.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision under review. It found that the applicant had not met the necessary conditions to retrospectively apply their actual income to the child support assessment. The Tribunal's reasoning focused on the specific legislative requirements for retrospective adjustments, which the applicant failed to satisfy.