Merritt and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an appeal by Merritt concerning a decision by the Child Support Registrar to revoke existing percentage of care determinations and make new ones. The dispute centred on whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care for the child.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the Registrar's decision to revoke the existing percentage of care determinations and make new ones was justified. This involved assessing whether the evidence established a change in the likely pattern of care for the child, and if so, what the appropriate percentage of care should be.

The Tribunal reviewed the evidence presented, including the parties' submissions and any relevant documentation. It applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* concerning the assessment of care arrangements. The Tribunal found that the evidence did not support a change to the likely pattern of care as determined by the Registrar.

Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the Registrar's decision and substituted it with its own determination, finding that the existing percentage of care arrangements should remain in place.