Strachan and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the matter of Strachan and the Child Support Registrar. The dispute concerned the adjusted taxable income of a parent for child support purposes, and specifically, the Registrar's refusal to grant an extension of time to lodge an objection.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the objection, which was lodged within the statutorily prescribed timeframe, should have been accepted as being within time, thereby requiring the Registrar to consider its merits.

The Tribunal found that the objection had indeed been lodged within the required timeframe. Consequently, the Registrar's decision to refuse an extension of time was set aside. The matter was remitted to the Registrar for reconsideration with the direction that the objection was lodged within time.