McCollam and McCollam (Child support)

The matter of *McCollam and McCollam* concerned a dispute between the parties regarding child support payments. The applicant sought to have a payment made for school fees recognised as a child support payment, which had been refused by the Registrar. The decision under review was made by the Registrar of the Child Support Agency.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the payment made by the applicant for school fees constituted a "prescribed payment" for the purposes of child support legislation, thereby entitling it to be recognised as a child support payment.

The court affirmed the Registrar's decision, finding that the payment for school fees did not meet the criteria for a prescribed payment under the relevant legislation. The court's reasoning focused on the specific requirements for a payment to be considered a prescribed payment, which were not satisfied by the school fee payment in this instance. Consequently, the Registrar's refusal to recognise the payment as child support was upheld.