Saal and O’Bar (Child support)

The matter of *Saal and O’Bar (Child Support)* concerned an application to the Child Support Registrar for the collection of unpaid child support amounts. The applicant sought to have these unpaid amounts registered for collection, but the Registrar had initially refused to accept the application. The decision under review was the Registrar's refusal to accept the application for collection.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Registrar's decision to refuse the application for the collection of unpaid child support amounts was correct. This involved determining whether the criteria for accepting such an application had been met, specifically concerning the existence of unpaid amounts.

Member J Leonard found that there were indeed unpaid amounts of child support. The court reasoned that the Registrar's refusal to accept the application was based on a misapprehension of the facts regarding the existence of arrears. The legal principle applied was that where unpaid child support amounts exist, an application for their collection should generally be accepted by the Registrar.

Consequently, the decision under review was set aside and substituted with a decision that the application for collection of unpaid amounts be accepted.