Kadeh and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The applicant, Kadeh, sought review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of a decision by the Child Support Registrar to make a Departure Prohibition Order. The Deputy President, W Constance, presided over the matter.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed the jurisdiction to review the Child Support Registrar's decision to issue a Departure Prohibition Order.

The Tribunal determined that the relevant legislative framework did not confer jurisdiction upon it to review the making of a Departure Prohibition Order. Instead, the legislation provided for appeals against such orders to be made to the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

Consequently, the application for review before the Tribunal was dismissed for want of jurisdiction.