10 August 2024, 11:26am
Media Release
Afghanistan-born man charged with alleged visa breach
An Afghanistan-born man is set to appear before Parramatta Local Court today (Saturday, 10 August, 2024) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions.
The AFP charged the man, 28, yesterday (Friday, 9 August, 2024), after he was arrested in Sydney.
It will be alleged the man breached a condition of his Commonwealth visa on two occasions by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations.
The man was charged with:
- Two counts of failing to comply with a curfew condition, contrary to section 76C(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).
This offence carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and a $93,900 fine.
