Rolland and Quealy (Child support)

The matter of *Rolland and Quealy* concerned an application for a departure determination under the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* (Cth). The applicant sought to vary the child support assessment, arguing that the liable parent's income, property, and financial resources, particularly benefits derived from their business, were not adequately reflected in the current assessment. The decision was made by Member C Breheny.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the liable parent's financial circumstances, specifically the benefits they derived from their business, warranted a departure from the standard child support assessment. This required the court to consider the provisions of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* relating to departure determinations and the assessment of a parent's income, property, and financial resources.

Member Breheny affirmed the decision under review. The reasoning focused on the benefits derived by the liable parent from their business. While the specific details of the business and the benefits were not elaborated upon in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the court found these benefits to be of a nature that supported the existing assessment, or at least did not meet the threshold for a departure determination. The court applied the principles governing departure applications, assessing whether the liable parent's financial position, as influenced by their business, justified an alteration to the child support payable.