Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly accused of links to the failed UK terror plot, may try to re-register in Australia and apply for a job at Queensland's Gold Coast Hospital, his lawyer has said.
Peter Russo said the former terrorism suspect may try to re-register as a doctor in Queensland and apply for a job with his former employer.
In a major legal victory for Haneef, the Australia federal court last week upheld a judge's decision to reinstate the work visa of the Indian doctor. He is currently visiting Saudi Arabia on Haj pilgrimage.
"We have to work out if there is a job for him at Gold Coast Hospital and re-register him (with the Medical Board of Queensland)," Russo was quoted as saying by The Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday.
Russo said Haneef was not due to return to his Indian home in Bangalore until early January and would be finalising his options to return as a medico in Australia.
He said Haneef would also have to try to organise a visa for his wife Firdous and his baby. The lawyer said Firdous had some concerns about allowing her husband to return to Australia.
The Indian national was arrested at Brisbane International Airport while attempting to board a flight to his country on July 2, just days after the failed terrorism attacks in London and Glasgow.
Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Evans said he would not be appealing the high court decision or cancelling Haneef's visa on different grounds. "Dr Haneef is therefore entitled to return to this country and take up employment in accordance with his 457 visa," he said.
A Queensland Health spokesman said Haneef was considered a competent young doctor by colleagues at the Gold Coast Hospital, the daily reported.
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