MELBOURNE: Monitoring device offences alleged


A Somalia-born man was set to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday (Feb. 2) charged with failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions and not ensuring his monitoring device remained in good working order.
The AFP charged the man, 32, after he was located in Melbourne.
It will be alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between January 15-21.
He has been charged with:
• Three counts of failing to comply with visa curfew conditions, and
• Seven counts of failing to maintain electronic monitoring device.
Each offence carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and/or a $99,000 fine.