An Irish man allegedly escaped an Australian detention centre by fashioning a makeshift rope out of bedsheets and “scaling down the side of a building”, according to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

The AFP allege the 26-year-old flew into Australia in March using a fake passport and was detained after he refused to undertake biometric checks.

Following his alleged escape, an arrest warrant was issued for him in April.

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NSW Police officers then arrested him in Box Hill, in Sydney’s northwest, on Thursday.

He appeared before Parramatta Magistrates Court on Saturday, and was then extradited back to Queensland that afternoon.

He is scheduled to appear before Brisbane Arrest Court on Sunday.

The man is charged with one count of using false documents and false or misleading information, and one count of escaping from detention.

The maximum penalty for the false documents offence is 10 years’ imprisonment.