The man is the fourth former immigration detainee to be charged since the High Court ruling overturned indefinite detention on Nov. 8.
A fourth detainee, part of a group released following a High Court ruling overturning 20 years of case law, has been arrested within days of leaving indefinite detention.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested and charged the man, 45, earlier today after locating him at a Melbourne hotel.
The offending allegedly occurred on Dec. 1, when the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to observe his residential curfew.
It is also alleged he went to Melbourne Airport, where he stole luggage from a traveller who was asleep in the terminal.
The theft charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment, while failing to comply with curfew…
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