The deported father of Richmond star Dustin Martin won't be allowed back in the country to watch his son play in the AFL finals because of his bikie links, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.
An amendment, passed earlier this week, ensures Kiwi Shane Martin won't be able to return to Australia for the AFL finals or to attend the Brownlow Medal, which the Tigers' midfielder is tipped to win.
The Prime Minister said he made "no apologies" for blocking a Martin father-son reunion in Australia on eve of Richmond's first final against Geelong on Friday night.
"[Shane Martin] has had his visa cancelled because of his criminal record and association with outlaw motorcycle gangs," Mr Turnbull told 3AW on Thursday.
On Wednesday, a High Court judge ruled that Immigration Minister Peter Dutton had enacted a "wrong construction" of the Migration Act when cancelling the visas of Rebels bikies AJ Graham and Mehaka Lee Te Pui.
The family had been hopeful a positive High Court ruling would allow Shane Martin to recontest his ban, but laws passed on Monday fortified all visa cancellations previously made by Mr Dutton under Section 503A of the Migration Act.
As per the act, an individual fails the character test if they have been sentenced to more than 12 months in prison.
"We amended the Migration Act to ensure that people who are outlaw motorcycle gang members, who are criminals or otherwise threats to national security cannot stay in Australia," Mr Turnbull said.
"The judgment has been made by [Mr Dutton] for the protection of the Australian community."
The elder Martin, allegedly a top-ranking official of the Rebels motorcycle club, was deported in March last year when immigration officials ruled he was not of good character.
Over almost three decades, Martin has compiled a significant criminal history in Australia and New Zealand.
In Australia, he received a two-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, in 2004 for aiding and abetting in ecstasy trafficking and was fined for drug possession.
Across the Tasman, his past charges include unlawful assault, burglary, armed with intent and drug offences - a record dating back to 1990.
