Immigrant Charged After Ankle Bracelet Goes Flat

He was granted bail to appear on May 22.
Immigrant Charged After Ankle Bracelet Goes Flat
The WA Government has toughened the laws around the removal of electronic monitoring bracelets. Photo WA.gov.au
AAP
By AAP
4/19/2024
Updated:
4/20/2024

A Sudanese man faces jail time after Australian Federal Police charged him for letting his electronic monitoring device go flat and not residing where he was supposed to.

The 45-year-old man faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court on April 19 for breaching the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to live at a listed place of residence and allowing his monitoring device to go flat.

He was granted bail to appear on May 22.

Each offence carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and a $93,900 fine (US$60,161).