Mcmaster and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the dispute between McMaster and the Child Support Registrar concerning the determination of the percentage of care for a child.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the percentage of care, as assessed by the Department of Human Services (Centrelink), was correctly determined, specifically in relation to the likely pattern of care.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision of the Department, finding that the assessment of the likely pattern of care was correctly made. The legal principle applied was that the assessment of care arrangements should reflect the actual and likely future care provided to the child.

The decision under review was affirmed.