Rebels gang member may be allowed back in Oz

Dustin Martin during the Richmond Tigers AFL training session. Photo / Getty Images

The bikie father of AFL star Dustin Martin is fighting to be allowed back into Australia, claiming he has Aboriginal heritage, after he was deported over links to the Rebels Motorcycle Club.

Shane Martin, 49, New Zealand resident was forced to leave the country in March as part of the Federal Government's crackdown on organised crime, in particular outlaw motorcycle gangs.

Since his abrupt departure from Australia, where his children live, the motorcycle enthusiast has discovered his grandmother was an Aboriginal from Tasmania - The Herald Sun reports.

He says that given this information his deportation was unlawful, now he is taking steps to get back in to the country.

Shane Martin of the Rebels Motorcycle Club. Photo / Getty Images

Martin's Aboriginal lineage was revealed to him by his uncle Dean.

'We got talking about family history ... and my uncle goes, ''You know your grandmother was Aboriginal?'',' Mr Martin told Sky News.

Shane has applied for a 'Confirmation of Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander Descent' with the help of the Aboriginal Sobriety Group.

The group accept he now identifies as being a part of the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal nation - the traditional Aboriginal people of the lower Murray river in lower central Australia - near modern Adelaide.

Mr Martin understands proving his Aboriginal heritage does not give him a free pathway to citizenship - but his legal team are expected to meet on Tuesday to develop a plan forward.