00:02After revelations that dozens of serious criminals escaped deportation in 2024, the government
00:09took a new direction.
00:10Today we take the next step in strengthening our cancellation system.
00:16Ministerial Direction 110 is guided by two key principles.
00:21Firstly, protection of the Australian community and common sense.
00:26The Direction set out new guidelines for the Administrative Review Tribunal when considering
00:32visa cancellation appeals by serious criminals.
00:36Two years on, the opposition says it's not working.
00:39If we're seeing people who have committed offences against minors or any other member
00:45of the community allowed to stay here because of Direction 110, that direction is not fit
00:52for purpose.
00:53On Thursday, the ABC revealed the tribunal reinstated the visa of a child sex offender living
00:59in Perth last year.
01:01The tribunal determining factors like strong ties to the country outweighed considerations
01:06like the community's expectations and protection.
01:10His visa was initially cancelled in 2024 when he was sentenced to 14 months in jail for the
01:16aggravated indecent dealing of a nine-year-old girl.
01:19He was acquitted of charges involving another minor, that child's mother appealing to the
01:25immigration minister to intervene.
01:27I wrote to the minister as a mother asking him to use his powers that he has to cancel
01:35this visa and get him deported.
01:38So what will the government do to fix this and to prevent this sort of situation from occurring
01:43again where people's visas being revoked are overturned?
01:46It's not acceptable and the government need to act now.
01:49The Department of Home Affairs did not respond to questions, but the ABC understands it is
01:54currently preparing a brief to consider cancelling the man's visa again.
01:59Thank you very much for asking.
02:00Thank you so much, everyone.
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