Rosa and Rosa (Child support)

The matter of *Rosa and Rosa (Child support)* concerned an application by the father, Mr. Rosa, to the Child Support Registrar for a fixed annual rate of child support to be applied. The mother, Ms. Rosa, objected to this application. The decision under review was made by the Child Support Registrar, and the case came before the court for a review of that decision.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Registrar’s decision to refuse Mr. Rosa’s application for a fixed annual rate of child support was correct. This required the court to consider whether it would be unjust or inequitable to apply the standard child support assessment, and therefore whether the application for a fixed annual rate should have been refused.

The court affirmed the Registrar's decision, finding that the circumstances did not warrant departing from the standard child support assessment. The court applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*, which allow for a fixed annual rate to be applied only in specific circumstances where the standard assessment would be unjust or inequitable. In this instance, the court was not satisfied that such conditions were met, leading to the refusal of the father's application.