Siddall and Hendry (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the dispute between Siddall and Hendry concerning the percentage of care arrangements for a child. The applicant, Siddall, sought to have existing percentage of care determinations revoked and new determinations made, arguing that there had been changes to the likely pattern of care.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the existing percentage of care determinations were correctly revoked and whether new determinations should be made based on the evidence presented regarding the child's care arrangements. The Tribunal was required to assess whether the changes in the pattern of care were significant enough to warrant a revision of the established percentages.

The Tribunal affirmed the decisions under review, finding that the existing percentage of care determinations had been correctly revoked. The reasoning applied by the Tribunal focused on the evidence demonstrating a material change in the likely pattern of care for the child. This assessment led the Tribunal to conclude that new percentage of care determinations were warranted and that the decisions made in relation to these new determinations were correct.