Cohen v Child Support Registrar

In *Cohen v Child Support Registrar*, the applicant sought the reinstatement of an application to appeal a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The proceeding had previously been dismissed by the Federal Circuit Court. The applicant contended that the Court had erred in its previous dismissal.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether there were sufficient grounds to reinstate the previously dismissed application. This required the Court to consider whether the applicant had articulated a jurisdictional error in the original dismissal or demonstrated a reasonably arguable case with a reasonable prospect of success on appeal.

Judge Kirton QC found that no jurisdictional error had been articulated by the applicant, nor was there a reasonably arguable case or a reasonable prospect of success. Consequently, the Court dismissed the application for reinstatement. The applicant was ordered to pay the First Respondent’s costs fixed at $1,444.