Hall and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application by Hall for the revocation of a departure prohibition order (DPO) made by the Child Support Registrar. The DPO prevented Hall from leaving Australia without the Registrar's permission, due to outstanding child support liabilities. Hall sought to have this order revoked.

The primary legal issue before the AAT was whether Hall had discharged his onus of proving that the DPO should be revoked. This required the Tribunal to assess whether Hall had made satisfactory arrangements for the payment of his outstanding child support debt, or whether there were other compelling reasons to revoke the order.

The Tribunal affirmed the Registrar's decision to make the DPO. It found that Hall had not discharged his onus of proof. The Tribunal was not satisfied that Hall had made satisfactory arrangements for the payment of his substantial child support debt, nor were there any other compelling circumstances presented that would justify the revocation of the DPO. The existing arrangements were deemed insufficient to address the significant arrears.