Here are the main reasons you would not be eligible: 1  You have not met the eligibility requirements. 2  You have been found guilty of a felony, or pleaded guilty to a felony.
1788: Captain Arthur Phillip establishes a convict settlement at Sydney Cove. Captain Arthur Phillip RN was the commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788. Three days later he chose a site at nearby Sydney Cove, in Port Jackson, and on 26 January began to establish a convict settlement.
Australia became part of the British Empire when it was established as a convict colony, commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip, on 26 January 1778. Much groundwork was done prio â¦ r to this date.ence, Australia belonged to the British Empire. Although the British Empire no longer exists, many of its former countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Australia was claimed by Captain James Cook in 1770 for the British and the settling of convicts at Sydney Cove in 1788 served several purposes.