McGuire and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (the Tribunal) regarding a decision by the Child Support Registrar to revoke existing percentage of care determinations and make new ones. The appellant, McGuire, sought to challenge the Registrar's decision concerning the percentage of care for their child.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care for the child that would justify the revocation of the existing percentage of care determinations and the making of new ones. The Tribunal was required to assess the evidence presented to determine if the Registrar's decision was correct.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision of the Child Support Registrar. It found that the evidence supported a conclusion that there had been a change in the likely pattern of care for the child. Consequently, the Registrar had acted within their powers in revoking the previous determinations and making new ones based on the altered care arrangements.