A protester who tried to stop the transfer of a Tamil asylum seeker on a plane in Melbourne has been placed on a two-year good behaviour bond.

Last year, 23-year-old Jasmine Pilbrow refused to take her seat on the Qantas flight to Darwin in protest because she was concerned the man would be deported once he arrived.

She distributed flyers and urged passengers to refuse to sit down unless the man was allowed to get off the plane.

She was then removed by Australian Federal Police officers.

She was later charged with interfering with a cabin crew member and found guilty.

In sentencing Pilbrow, the magistrate acknowledged she was committed to her cause but she said she did not get to pick and choose which laws to follow.

No conviction was recorded.

Pilbrow has already paid Qantas nearly $3,500 in compensation. The airline has also banned Ms Pilbrow from flying with them.