Dustin Martin’s ex-bikie father is sent BACK to New Zealand after shock arrival to Australia in a bid to fight deportation by claiming he has Aboriginal heritage
- Dustin Martin’s father has been deported from Australia for a second time
- Shane Martin was first booted in 2016, with officials citing his criminal record
- He is originally from New Zealand but now claims he has indigenous heritage
- Revelation comes after court ruled Aboriginal people could not be deported
The ex-bikie father of AFL superstar Dustin Martin has been deported from Australia for a second time after trying to re-enter the country by claiming he has Aboriginal heritage.
Shane Martin, was first sent packing in 2016 with officials citing his criminal record, which included drug trafficking and assault charges.
He returned to his home country of New Zealand, where he had remained until Sunday night when he quietly tried to slip back into Australia with a lawyer in tow.
The 52-year-old reportedly claimed he has a grandmother in Tasmania with indigenous heritage.
Shane Martin arrived at an Australian airport overnight but was sent back to New Zealand
Father and son pictured together. Dustin reportedly often travels to New Zealand to visit him
Just last week, the Australian government passed a law which forbids any Aboriginal person from being deported.
The former Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang president was turned back at the border.
Border Force officials sent him back to New Zealand on the first Qantas flight on Monday morning.
At no stage has he provided any evidence of his indigenous heritage, officials said.
He joined the notorious Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, eventually rising to the role of club president and had three children in Australia, including superstar Dustin
Martin is pictured with his three sons including Dustin (left) who stars for Richmond
The High Court accepts biological descent, self-identification, and whether or not a person has been accepted by an indigenous community in Australia as proof of indigenous status.
Martin Snr was born in New Zealand but considered Australia home after moving to New South Wales at age 20.
He joined the notorious Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, eventually rising to the role of club president and had three children in Australia, including superstar Dustin.
In 2016, he was kicked out by then Immigration Minister Peter Dutton and was forced to build a new life for himself in Auckland.
Dustin (pictured) has developed the same love of tattoos as his father