Latymer and Barnatt (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the dispute between Latymer and Barnatt concerning the particulars of an administrative assessment of child support. The applicant, Latymer, sought a review of the Child Support Registrar's decision regarding the reconciliation of an estimated child support liability.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the Child Support Registrar's decision to affirm the estimate reconciliation was correct. This involved determining whether the Registrar had properly applied the relevant provisions of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* (Cth) and associated legislation in calculating and reconciling the estimated child support payments.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision of the Child Support Registrar. It found that the Registrar had correctly applied the legislative framework for estimate reconciliations, which involves comparing estimated payments with actual liabilities and adjusting accordingly. The Tribunal was satisfied that the process undertaken by the Registrar was in accordance with the law and that no error had been made in the assessment or reconciliation.