Haden and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application by Haden for an extension of time to object to a decision made by the Child Support Registrar. The Registrar had refused to grant this extension, and Haden sought review of that refusal.

The primary legal issue before the AAT was whether it should grant an extension of time for Haden to lodge an objection to the Registrar's decision. This required the Tribunal to consider whether there was a satisfactory explanation for the significant delay in lodging the objection and to weigh this against any arguable merit in the proposed objection.

The Tribunal affirmed the Registrar's decision to refuse the extension of time. It found that Haden had not provided a satisfactory explanation for the considerable delay in filing the objection. While acknowledging that the proposed objection might have some arguable merit, the Tribunal concluded that, after weighing all relevant factors, the refusal of the extension was the correct course of action.