A former immigration detainee has been arrested and charged for allegedly violating the terms of his visa.
The Sudanese-born man, 37, was one of more than 140 people released into the community in late 2023 after the Supreme Court ruled that indefinite detention was unlawful.
He is accused of violating the curfew on January 12.
The man was charged on Monday and was due to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court the same day.
A former immigration detainee has been arrested and charged after allegedly breaching the terms of his visa (pictured at Villawood Immigration Detention in Sydney)
He faces a maximum of five years behind bars and a $93,000 fine.
The landmark Supreme Court ruling in early December overturned two decades of legal precedent to declare indefinite detention illegal when there was no prospect of resettlement.
It sparked fierce political debate and led to the government quickly introducing legislation to monitor the individuals and introduce a new preventive detention regime in an attempt to return some to custody.
Several other former prisoners have been arrested for not meeting visa requirements.