YWZC and Child Support Registrar (Child support second review)

This matter concerned a second review of a child support assessment before the Child Support Registrar. The parties involved were YWZC (the mother) and the Child Support Registrar, with the father also participating in the proceedings. The central dispute revolved around whether existing care percentage determinations for the parties' children should be revoked and replaced with new percentages.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the existing care percentage determination must be revoked pursuant to sections 54F, 54G, or 54H of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989. If revocation was found to be necessary, the Tribunal would then have to determine the appropriate percentage of care for both the mother and the father under sections 49 and/or 50 of the Act.

The Tribunal found the mother's case to be extremely difficult to follow, noting a lack of calculations to support her contentions. While the father did not make submissions on the day of the hearing, he had previously contended for specific care percentages. The Tribunal examined various documentary evidence presented by the mother, including letters from a school wellbeing officer and assistant principal, a receipt, and text messages. However, it found this evidence to be hearsay, inconclusive, and insufficient to establish the actual proportion of time the children spent with each parent. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it was unable to find different percentages of care based on the unsatisfactory evidence before it.

The Tribunal affirmed the reviewable decision, meaning the existing percentages of care were not revoked.