Australia is set to deny Chris Brown's visa application to tour the country, in a bid to tackle domestic violence, according to the country's Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton.
The American artist, who was convicted in 2009 for assaulting his then girlfriend, Rihanna, was issued with a "notice of intention to consider refusal", just a day before tickets to his "One Hell of a Nite" tour were due to go on sale.
Brown has 28 days to present his case as to why his visa application should be approved.
Peter Dutton also said, "Decisions on whether a visa will or will not be issued are made after the 28 days time frame and consideration of the material presented to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection".
The decision to ban the 26 year old performer was suggested by recently appointed Minister of Women, Michaelia Cash, on Friday as new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull unveiled a 100 million Australian Dollar (US$70 million) package to address violence in families.
It should be recalled that Chris Brown had previously toured Australia in 2011 and 2012 and is due to perform in four Australian cities of Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, from December 9-16.
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