Earle and Markovic (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal by the applicant, Earle, against a decision of the Child Support Registrar regarding an administrative assessment of child support. The dispute centred on the Registrar's refusal to accept Earle's estimated income for the purposes of the assessment.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Child Support Registrar had correctly refused to accept Earle's estimate of his income. This required the court to consider the criteria for accepting an estimated income under the relevant legislation and whether Earle's estimate met those criteria.

The court affirmed the Registrar's decision, finding that Earle had not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate that his estimated income was less than the amount likely to be his actual income. The Registrar was therefore justified in refusing to accept the estimate and proceeding with the assessment based on available information.