Trying to go on holiday to Australia with my fiancé and daughter

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do you think i will have time to get a visa

Yes, 53 days or so seems enough to find out one way or another.

The Visitor Visa usually takes approximately 20 days to be processed from the date that it is applied for. However, additional documentation may be required to complete your application which could significantly delay the process.

From Australian Visa Bureau.

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The problem was created when you applied for the ETA, for which you were ineligible, as it notes that

You must not have any criminal convictions for which you have been sentenced for a total combined period of 12 months or more, whether or not the sentence/s were served.

Now, you will have to apply for a visitor visa and pay any applicable fee.

The encouraging bit is that, while strict, Commonwealth of Australia entry requirements state that

You must declare all spent convictions when you complete your application form.

The spent convictions law allows people with minor convictions to disregard those convictions after a certain period of time. A conviction may be considered spent if:

  • it is 10 years since the date of the conviction (or five years for juvenile offenders)
  • the person was not sentenced to imprisonment or was not sentenced to imprisonment for more than 30 months
  • the person has not re-offended during the 10 years (or five years for juveniles) period

The department is allowed to ask you for this information for the purpose of assessing your application.

As @pnuts has noted, do it immediately (and carefully).

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