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Dominic Giannini

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Community safety to be elevated in visa cancellations | History Defined

Criminals who have their visa cancelled may find it harder to reverse the call under a new direction (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Community safety is being elevated to become the primary concern when considering whether a criminal's visa should remain revoked under a new order.

The immigration minister has come under fire for a direction he issued that allowed the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) - which reviews visa cases - to overturn cancellations if the person had a strong connection with Australia. 

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