Legrand and Follweiler (Child support)

The matter of *Legrand and Follweiler* concerned an application to review a decision of the Child Support Registrar to register an overseas maintenance liability. The applicant, Mr Legrand, sought to have this registration set aside. The decision under review was made by the Child Support Registrar, and the matter came before the court for determination.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the overseas maintenance liability had been correctly registered by the Child Support Registrar. This required the court to consider the relevant provisions of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* (Cth) and any applicable international agreements or reciprocal arrangements that might govern the registration of such liabilities.

The court affirmed the decision of the Child Support Registrar, finding that the overseas maintenance liability had been correctly registered. The reasoning applied by the court would have involved an interpretation of the statutory requirements for registration and an assessment of whether those requirements were met in this particular instance. The court concluded that the Registrar had acted within their powers and that the registration was valid.