A former immigration detainee has been arrested and charged after allegedly breaching the conditions of his visa.
The Sudanese-born man, 37, was one of more than 140 people released into the community in late 2023 after the High Court ruled indefinite detention was unlawful.
He's accused of failing to comply with a residential curfew on January 12.
The man was charged on Monday and was expected to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court the same day.
He is facing a maximum of five years behind bars and a $93,000 fine.
The landmark High Court ruling in early December overturned 20 years of legal precedent to rule indefinite detention unlawful when there was no prospect of resettlement.
It sparked fierce political debate, led to the government to quickly introduce legislation to monitor the individuals and to establish a new preventative detention regime in a bid to return some to custody.
Multiple other former detainees have been arrested for failing to meet visa conditions.
