A man recently convicted of indecent assault has been ordered deported from the territory by Acting Governor R. Dancia Penn, OBE, KC (in photo). Photo: GIS/File

Frank Joseph, who was deemed not to belong to the territory, was ordered deported by the Acting Governor, according to Statutory Instrument 2026 NO. 40, made on August 6, 2026, and published in the Official Gazette on August 7, 2026. 

Acccording to the Deportation Order, it has come to the knowledge of the Acting Governor, that Frank Joseph "has been convicted of the offence of indecent assault on a woman, contrary to section 138(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, Revised Edition 2013, and in accordance with section 40(1)(c) of the Immigration and Passport Act, Revised Edition 2013, is a person whose presence in the Territory would, in the opinion of the Governor, acting after consultation with the Chief Immigration Officer, be undesirable and not conducive to the public good".

The Instrument did not disclose the nationality or age of Mr Frank Joseph.