Jason and Beasant (Child support)

This matter concerned an application for a child support assessment review brought by the applicant, Jason, against the respondent, Beasant. The dispute centred on whether the existing child support assessment accurately reflected the applicant's actual income and financial resources for child support purposes, or if another ground for departure from the standard assessment was established. The case was heard by Member P Jensen of the Child Support Specialising Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine whether the child support assessment should be changed. This required the Tribunal to consider whether the applicant's actual income and financial resources were fairly reflected in the assessment, or if any other specific ground for departure under the *Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989* (Cth) was made out.

Member P Jensen reasoned that the applicant had not established that the existing assessment did not fairly reflect his actual income and financial resources. Furthermore, the Tribunal found that no other potential ground for departure from the assessment was established. Consequently, the Tribunal affirmed the decision under review.