Media Release
Irish national extradited from NSW to QLD over Commonwealth offences
Editor’s note: Arrest images available via Hightail
An Irish national, alleged to be in Australia unlawfully, is scheduled to appear before Brisbane Arrest Court today (2 August, 2025) charged with migration offences.
An AFP arrest warrant was issued for the man, 26, in April 2025, before he was apprehended by NSW Police Force officers in Box Hill, NSW, on Thursday (31 July, 2025).
He appeared before Parramatta Magistrates Court yesterday (1 August, 2025), and a successful application was made to extradite the man back to Queensland that afternoon.
It will be alleged the man came into Australia in March, 2025, using a false passport, and was detained after he refused to undertake biometric checks.
The man allegedly escaped detention after tying bedsheets together and scaling down the side of a building. He will face the following charges:
- One count of using false documents and false or misleading information, contrary to section 234 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth); and
- One count of escaping from detention, contrary to section 197A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).
The maximum penalty for the false documents offence is 10 years’ imprisonment.
