Nguyen and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The applicant, Nguyen, sought review of the Child Support Registrar's refusal to issue a departure authorisation certificate. The decision was made by Emeritus Professor P A Fairall, Senior Member, in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the Registrar had erred in refusing to issue the departure authorisation certificate. This involved determining whether the Registrar was legally permitted to issue such a certificate on the date the decision was made, given the operation of section 72N of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* (Cth).

The Tribunal found that, by operation of section 72N of the Act, the Registrar was precluded from issuing a departure authorisation certificate on the date the decision was made. Consequently, the Registrar's refusal was not an error. The Tribunal concluded that there were no reasonable prospects of success for the applicant's case.

The application was dismissed.