Molven and Kingsford (Child support)

The matter of *Molven and Kingsford* concerned an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal concerning decisions made by the Child Support Registrar regarding the adjusted taxable incomes of the liable parent for past periods. The primary dispute revolved around whether these past incomes should be adjusted upwards or downwards from the amounts previously assessed.

The Tribunal was required to determine the conditions under which the adjusted taxable income of a liable parent for a past period could be changed. Specifically, it needed to consider the criteria for increasing an income to a higher amount and the criteria for reducing an income to a lower amount, as provided for under the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal affirmed the Registrar's decisions in two of the matters under review, finding that the conditions for altering the assessed incomes were not met. However, in one matter, the Tribunal set aside the Registrar's decision and substituted its own, indicating that the specific circumstances warranted a change to the assessed income for that past period.