Faulkner and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the matter of Faulkner and the Child Support Registrar. The dispute concerned the decision to accept a child support registration. The applicant, Mr Faulkner, contended that he had not been served with notice of this decision.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the Child Support Registrar had provided adequate notice of the decision to accept the child support registration to Mr Faulkner. Specifically, the Tribunal had to ascertain if the Registrar had complied with the procedural requirements for notifying the liable parent of such a decision.

The Tribunal found that Mr Faulkner had not been served with notice of the decision to accept the child support registration. Applying the principles of procedural fairness, the Tribunal concluded that the failure to provide notice rendered the decision invalid. Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the decision under review and remitted the matter back to the Child Support Registrar for reconsideration.