Rawiller was banned after being found guilty of receiving gifts or money in exchange for tips and prevented from leaving Hong Kong while subject to a corruption inquiry.

In a dramatic scene, he was prevented from boarding a plane to Australia and had his passport taken from him while the investigation continued last year.

The decision was eventually made not to charge him, so with the racing disqualification ending on July 25, it means Rawiller will make his return at the Kembla Grange meeting on Thursday week.

Rawiller is a winner of 58 Group 1 races and a three-time Sydney jockeys premiership winner and in preparation he has ridden multiple Group One winner Le Romain in a Newcastle barrier trial

After originally deciding to reignite his career in Victoria where his son Campbell has been accepted to the Victorian Apprentices Academy, Rawiller will make Sydney his home after spending the past few weeks riding trackwork and trials in NSW where he was able to get the paperwork processed sooner.

"I did plan to base myself in Melbourne. I've had the luxury of living down there for the last eight months," Rawiller told Sky Sports Radio.

"I came up here and started riding work. The response I've had since I've been here has been unbelievable - from owners I've ridden for over the years.

"My family is happy to kick off up here."

Rawiller says he is as fit as he can be and walking around at 57kg.

"I'm not putting too much pressure on myself early," he said. "The first week was really tough but since then I've been working hard and riding trackwork and trials as much as I can. I've come a long way."

Rawiller admitted he had no idea whether the ICAC was going to charge him as they did with Chris Munce several years ago.

Munce was charged and jailed and Rawiller admitted he was afraid of the same fate.

"I had one foot in the door. It was a bit of a shock. They investigated me for the next five months and I was held there with my passport taken off me and just had to let it play out.

"I knew what I had done and knew I probably shouldn't have been in the position I was in but it had to go through the process.

"Chris Munce in jail is the first thing that came to mind. I knew in my heart what I had done and that's not to say what Chris had done because I didn't know, but I kept confident the whole way through that everything would be OK."

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