Hooker and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal by the applicant, Hooker, against a decision of the Child Support Registrar regarding the particulars of an administrative assessment. The dispute centred on whether a terminating event had occurred in relation to the payee, which would affect the child support assessment.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine whether the conditions for a terminating event, as defined by the relevant legislation, had been met. Specifically, the court had to consider whether either parent had at least 35% care of the child, which is a prerequisite for certain child support arrangements to cease.

The court reasoned that the evidence presented did not establish that either parent had the requisite 35% care of the child. Consequently, the court found that a terminating event had indeed occurred. The decision under review by the Child Support Registrar was therefore affirmed.