MELBOURNE: Visa breaches alleged


An Eritrea-born man was expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Nov. 27) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.
The AFP charged the man, 38, after he was located in Melbourne.
It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations and failing to maintain his electronic monitoring device.
It will be further alleged the man committed indictable offences while on bail, as well as breaching conduct conditions of his bail.
He has been charged with a total of 21 offences:
• Five counts of failing to comply with curfew conditions,
• Two counts of failing to maintain an electronic monitoring device,
• Seven counts of committing an indictable offence whilst on bail,
• Seven counts of breaching a conduct condition of bail, contrary to section 49F of the Summary Offences Act 1966 (Vic). This offence carries a maximum penalty of three months’ imprisonment and/or a $9900 fine.