Sammons and Sammons (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal to the Child Support Appeals Tribunal regarding an administrative assessment of child support. The parties involved were the applicant, referred to as Sammons, and the respondent, also referred to as Sammons. The core of the dispute revolved around whether a fixed annual rate of child support should apply to the assessment.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the applicant's application for a fixed annual rate of child support not to apply should be refused. This involved considering the specific circumstances presented by the applicant and assessing whether they met the criteria for departing from the standard assessment framework.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision under review, finding that the applicant had not established sufficient grounds to warrant the refusal of the application for a fixed annual rate of child support. The reasoning applied by the Tribunal would have addressed the relevant provisions of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* and any applicable case law concerning departures from fixed annual rates. The outcome was that the existing administrative assessment, which did not apply a fixed annual rate, was upheld.