Former biker gang member's hearing on eligibility for return to Australia where AFL star son lives, postponed

Australia's government has conceded it made was wrong to deport Shane Martin.

The hearing to determine whether the New Zealand father of an AFL star will be allowed back into Australia has been postponed until the new year.

Shane Martin's case was set to be heard at the Federal Court in Sydney today, but has been delayed until February 13.

Mr Martin had lived in Australia since he was 20, but was deported last year because he was a member of the Rebels motorcycle club.

His son is Melbourne-based Richmond Tigers star and Brownlow medallist Dustin Martin.

Earlier this month Mr Martin won his court case, when lawyers for Immigration Minister Peter Dutton conceded a legal error had been made in his deportation.

However Mr Dutton has since indicated he will not reinstate Mr Martin's visa.

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