McNair and Shersby (Child support)

This matter concerned an application for review of a child support administrative assessment, brought by McNair and Shersby. The core of the dispute revolved around whether a multi-case allowance and a multi-case cap should have been applied to the assessment. The decision was made by Ms Hamilton-Noy, a Member of the relevant tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Member was to determine the correct application of the child support legislation concerning the calculation of child support liabilities when a liable parent has multiple child support cases. Specifically, the Member had to consider whether the provisions for a multi-case allowance and a multi-case cap were applicable in the circumstances of the parties' situation and, if so, how they should be applied to the administrative assessment.

In reaching her decision, the Member analysed the relevant sections of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* and associated regulations. The Member's reasoning focused on the specific criteria required for the application of the multi-case allowance and cap, and whether the facts presented by McNair and Shersby met those criteria. The Member concluded that the conditions for applying the multi-case allowance and cap were not satisfied in this instance.

Consequently, the Member affirmed the original administrative assessment, finding that it had been correctly calculated without the application of a multi-case allowance or cap.