Damon and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the dispute between Damon and the Child Support Registrar concerning a percentage of care determination. The core of the matter involved whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care, which led to the revocation of existing percentage of care determinations and the making of new ones.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the Registrar had erred in revoking the existing percentage of care determinations and making new ones, and consequently, whether the new determinations accurately reflected the likely pattern of care.

The Tribunal found that the Registrar had not properly considered the evidence regarding the likely future pattern of care. It applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*, focusing on the assessment of the actual and likely future care arrangements for the child. The Tribunal concluded that the existing determinations should not have been revoked and that the new determinations were not justified.

The Tribunal set aside the decision under review and substituted its own decision, reinstating the original percentage of care determinations.