Dozens of New Zealand criminals are booted out of Australia and sent back home as their visas are cancelled
- 30 NZ citizens convicted of serious crimes have been kicked out of Australia
- Their crimes included aggravated break and enter, robbery assault and larceny
- Escorted by Australian Border Force officials onto charter flights back to NZ
- Almost 3,000 New Zealand citizens have had visas cancelled in last six years
A paedophile is among the latest Kiwis convicted of serious criminal offences who have had their visas cancelled and sent packing back home.
The 30 men were deported from Australia last week on charter flights departing from Perth, Sydney and Brisbane.
The New Zealand citizens had been convicted of a range of serious criminal activities including sexual intercourse with a minor aged between 10 and 14, domestic violence against minors, assault and drug offences, aggravated robbery and stalk and intimidate, aggravated break and enter, assault and larceny.
Footage shows the men driven to the airport tarmacs by bus before being escorted on to the plane by Australian Border Force officials while handcuffed.
Another 30 New Zealand citizens were deported home last week. Pictured is a deportee being escorted by Australian Border Force officials onto a special charter flight
The latest deportees are in the addition to another 30 New Zealand criminals sent home in July.
They included a well known bikie convicted of assaulting a Queensland police officer.
Other charges included drug possession, breaching domestic violence orders, assault and kidnapping.
The latest deportation operation on August 25-26 highlights ABF's continued resolve to remove non-citizens who pose a threat to the Australian community.
'These non-citizens have been convicted of very serious crimes. Non-citizens who are found not to meet character requirements, and whose visas are cancelled, are not entitled to remain in Australia,' Field Operations Commander Ben Biddington said.
Almost 3,000 New Zealand citizens have been deported home in the last six years. Pictured is one of the latest deportees on Australian soil for the last time
'The Australian Government is responsible for protecting the community from the risk of harm arising from foreign nationals who choose to engage in criminal activity. The majority of those removed had their visas cancelled under s501 of the Migration Act.'
The deportees were sent to a managed isolation facility which opened in July, where they'll spend the next two weeks in quarantine.
Almost 3,000 New Zealand citizens have had their visas cancelled under s501 of the Migration Act in the last six years under provisions which allow the Home Affairs Minister to cancel a visa if a person is considered to not be of good character.
They include Joel Morehu-Barlow, a fake Tahitian prince fraudster who siphoned $16million from the Queensland government.
He was deported in February after his release from prison.
Ex-Rebels bikie president Shane Martin, the father of Richmond AFL superstar Dustin Martin was deported in 2016 over his criminal record, which included drug trafficking and assault charges.
He tried to re-enter Australia earlier this year but was denied entry.
The latest deportees (one pictured) had been convicted of a range of serious criminal activities including , domestic violence against minors, assault and drug offences, aggravated robbery and stalk and intimidate, aggravated break and enter, assault and larceny
The matter sparked tensions between Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern.
'Send back genuine Kiwis, do not deport your people and your problems,' she told her Australian counterpart and reporters during a tense conference in February.
'You have deported more than 2,000 individuals, and among them will be genuine Kiwis who do need to learn the consequences of their actions.'
'But among those 2,000 are individuals who are too young to become criminals on our watch, they were too young to become patched gang members, too young to be organised criminals.
'We will own our people. We ask that Australia stops exporting theirs.'
Thirty Kiwis (one pictured) were deported from Australia last week on charter flights departing from Perth, Sydney and Brisbane
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