Hunter v Child Support Registrar

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HUNTER

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CHILD SUPPORT REGISTRAR

[2018] HCASL 87
A6/2018

  1. This application for special leave to appeal requires an extension of time.  An extension of time would be futile.  None of the proposed grounds of appeal from the decision of the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia would enjoy sufficient prospects of success to warrant the grant of special leave to appeal.  The application for special leave should be dismissed.

  2. Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

P.A. Keane
18 April 2018

 J.J. Edelman
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In Hunter v Child Support Registrar, the applicant sought an extension of time to appeal a decision from the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia. The Full Court had dismissed the applicant's appeal from a decision of the Family Court regarding child support obligations. The application for an extension of time was made to the High Court of Australia, which has the discretion to grant special leave to appeal.

The primary legal issue before the High Court was whether the applicant's proposed grounds of appeal had sufficient prospects of success to warrant the grant of special leave. The Court considered the merits of the applicant's proposed grounds, which included arguments about the Family Court's handling of certain evidence and its application of the child support guidelines. The Court found that none of the proposed grounds had a real prospect of success.

In reaching its decision, the Court noted that the proposed grounds of appeal were largely matters of error in the application or interpretation of the child support legislation and guidelines, rather than constitutional or other significant legal issues. The Court considered that such errors were more appropriately addressed through internal review processes within the Family Court, rather than through special leave to appeal. The Court concluded that granting special leave to appeal would be futile, as the applicant's chances of success on the merits were slim.

Consequently, the High Court dismissed the application for special leave to appeal. The Court directed the Registrar to draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application. The Court further noted that the proposed grounds of appeal did not raise significant legal issues warranting further review, and that the matter was better suited to resolution within the Family Court system.

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