Neville and Coach (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning child support payments between parties identified as Neville and Coach. The core of the dispute revolved around objection decisions that were no longer operative due to prior determinations made by the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the current application for review was valid and could proceed, given that the relevant objection decisions had lapsed. The Tribunal was required to determine if it had jurisdiction to hear the matter under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

The Tribunal reasoned that pursuant to subsection 42A(4) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, an application for review could only be made if the decision under review was still operative. As the objection decisions in question were no longer operative due to previous Tribunal findings, the Tribunal lacked the jurisdiction to review them. Consequently, the application for review was dismissed.