Federal Immigration Minister Tony Burke has refused to be drawn on why Alfons Pirimapun's visa was not cancelled after he was convicted of the earlier offending.
But victims of the West Papuan refugee have demanded the Government explain why the serial offender was allowed to stay despite his shocking crimes.
Pirimapun, 32, was jailed for three years in 2009 for sexually assaulting two women in far north Queensland.
It is believed that after serving an 18-month jail term, Pirimapun was released on parole, granted a visa and relocated to Victoria.
He struck here, shortly after completing his parole, raping a woman in almost identical circumstances to his earlier sexual assaults.
Pirimapun's Melbourne victim woke to find him in her bed on Melbourne Cup Day last year.
He had watched the woman in her 20s through her open bedroom window for about 20 minutes before sneaking into the home.
After admitting the rape, Pirimapun changed his plea, but was found guilty by a County Court jury.
One of his Queensland victims told the Herald Sun she felt ill when she learned he had struck again.
"Kate" said she had been told by government officials that Pirimapun had been deported from Australia.
"For the last four years, I was of the impression he had been sent home," she said.
"For the police to ring up and say he's just raped a girl down there nearly knocked me off my seat."
Kate said she was attacked in almost identical circumstances as Pirimapun's Melbourne victim.
He went into her room and fondled her while she was asleep next to her partner.
"That was the first night, then he came back two times later," she said.
"We tried booby trapping the house and everything."
Mr Burke said he expected a briefing from the department on options to cancel the visa once criminal proceedings had concluded.
But Kate said the Government should be giving her and Pirimapun's two other victims answers.
"I'm not disappointed, I'm disgusted. How many bad things do people have to do to be taught a lesson nowadays?" she said.
"It's disgusting that the Government and immigration have allowed this to happen again.
"There's no consequences for anyone's actions. They need to show people who come here it is a privilege to come here. If you choose to disregard that privilege and rape people in Australia, you don't deserve to be here."
Pirimapun will face the County Court on Friday for a pre-sentence hearing.
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