Delabarre and Wadan (Child support)

The applicant, Delabarre, sought to revoke existing percentage of care determinations made under the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* (Cth) concerning the care of two children. The respondent, Wadan, opposed this application. The matter came before the court for review of a decision made by the Registrar.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care of the children since the existing percentage of care determinations were made. The court was required to determine if the evidence presented by the applicant established a sufficient change to warrant the revocation of those determinations.

The court found that the applicant had not demonstrated a change to the likely pattern of care. The evidence presented did not establish that the children's living arrangements had altered in a way that would justify a departure from the existing determinations. Consequently, the court determined that the Registrar's decision to refuse to revoke the existing percentage of care determinations was correct.

The court set aside the decision under review and substituted its own decision, refusing the application to revoke the existing percentage of care determinations.