Pretorius and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the dispute between Ms Pretorius and the Child Support Registrar concerning the percentage of care attributed to Ms Pretorius for the child. The Registrar had made an administrative assessment of child support, and Ms Pretorius sought review of this assessment, specifically challenging the determined percentage of care.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine the likely pattern of care for the child from the commencement of the administrative assessment. This involved assessing whether the Registrar's initial determination of the percentage of care was correct, having regard to the evidence presented regarding the actual care arrangements.

The Tribunal affirmed the Registrar's decision, finding that the evidence supported the conclusion that the percentage of care had been correctly determined from the outset of the administrative assessment. The Tribunal applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* in assessing the factual circumstances of care.