Maurice and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the dispute between Maurice and the Child Support Registrar concerning the percentage of care arrangements for a child. Maurice sought to revoke existing percentage of care determinations, arguing there had been a change to the likely pattern of care.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether there had been a material change to the likely pattern of care for the child that would warrant the revocation of the existing percentage of care determinations. The Tribunal was required to assess the evidence presented to determine if the circumstances had altered sufficiently to justify a new assessment of care responsibilities.

The Tribunal found that the evidence did not demonstrate a change to the likely pattern of care that would justify revoking the existing determinations. Applying the relevant provisions of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*, the Tribunal concluded that the existing arrangements remained appropriate. Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the decision under review and substituted it with its own decision, refusing to revoke the existing percentage of care determinations.