A Recent Triumph In Section 501 VISA Case – Permanent Residency Reinstated!

How we got our client out of detention, into a hotel and ultimately saved him from deportation.

Federal Court application to reinstate a permanent residency visa

Our client’s circumstances (in brief):

1. He was granted permanent residency in the 1970’s.
2. He committed four (4) offences in 1992, and received an eighteen (18) month wholly suspended sentence.
3. He has not reoffended since, and has in fact become a generous contributor to the community.
4. He was “picked-up” by Immigration, who gave him notice that his permanent residency had been cancelled, and as a result he was to be deported – he was then thrown into detention and forced to await deportation.
5. We were engaged by his concerned family.

What we did:

1. We applied to allow him to be transferred from the detention facility to a hotel.
2. We filed an application with the Federal Court to:
   1. have his permanent residency reinstated; and
   2. have him released back into Australian society.
3. We had he matter listed for an urgent Hearing.

The result:

We were successful, and the Immigration Department agreed:

1. To reinstate his permanent residency.
2. To release him from detention so he could re-join his family.
3. To pay our legal costs (fixed).

If you have been affected by Section 501, or know someone who has been, please do not hesitate to contact us immediately to discuss your options.