Hughes lodged an appeal with the High Court of Australia, and has since lost his High Court challenge to child sex convictions. Hughes requested an international prisoner transfer to the UK, due to holding dual British-Australian citizenship. However, he later withdrew this application and instead renounced his Australian citizenship, meaning he would be deported to the United Kingdom once paroled or his sentence completed. As a result, the New South Wales State Parole Authority refused parole in March 2020 as he would be deported and not under supervision, thus presenting an 'unacceptable risk to community safety'. On 2 June 2022 Hughes was granted parole, to face deportation to the United Kingdom. On the morning of 14 June 2022, Hughes was released into the custody of Australian Border Force officers to ensure he would be flown straight out of the country. Filmography Films Television Discography Albums References External links Actor Robert Hughes interview: ABBA — The Movie Living people 20th-century Australian criminals 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian criminals 21st-century Australian male actors Australian emigrants to England Australian expatriates in Singapore Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian people convicted of child sexual abuse Australian people convicted of indecent assault Criminals from Sydney Male actors from Sydney Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom People deported from Australia People deported to the United Kingdom People extradited from the United Kingdom People extradited to Australia Prisoners and detainees of New South Wales Scandals in Australia Television controversies in Australia Australian rock bass guitarists Male bass guitarists 1948 births People who lost Australian citizenship Australian male guitarists Crime in Oceania Sexual violence in Oceania Blinky Bill