Novak Djokovic's Visa Canceled Again By Australia’s Immigration Minister

The new date is Jan 14, 2022.

The Immigration Minister of Australia decided to use his discretionary powers to cancel the visa of Novak Djokovic for a second time on Friday, just days after a federal court overturned the Australian Border Force's decision to cancel the unvaccinated.

Novak Djokovic of Team Serbia serves during his Men's Singles Semifinal match against Alexander.

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The decision to cancel the visa was based on health and good order grounds, and it was in the public interest to do so, according to the announcement.

The Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Border Force and the Serbian Embassy were given information that he carefully considered before making his decision.

The immigration minister's powers on visa cancelations are very broad, so it would be difficult for a case like this to win in court.

If a minister believes that a visa holder poses a risk to the health, safety or good order of Australians, they can cancel the visa.

The Australian Open, which is set to begin Monday, is not sure how the decision will affect it. If he wins the tournament, he would break a tie with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most Grand Slam tournament titles.

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The Morrison Government is committed to protecting Australia's borders, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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John Alexander, a former Australian tennis player and member of parliament, wrote in a Facebook post that he believed that Novak Djokovic had complied with all the health entry requirements and did not present an unreasonable risk to Australia. He wrote that the Minister's powers to cancel visas are not designed to assist in dealing with a potential political problem of the day.

The Serbian tennis star was granted a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated, but after landing in Melbourne last week, border authorities detain him The visa was canceled and the player was placed in immigration detention in a hotel. The Australian government was ordered by the court to restore the visa of Novak Djokovic. The judge said that the cancelation of the visa was unreasonable as he was denied adequate time to consult others on the questions raised by the border authorities.

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Despite being aware that he was Covid positive, he participated in an interview and photoshoot in December. The 20-time grand slam winner apologized for making an error of judgement. After questions were raised about the validity of his Covid-19 test, Novak tried to clarify the circumstances around his infection. The false claim on his Australian travel declaration form was made by a human.

The error of judgement was admitted by the man.

The positive covid test, in-person events, and travel documents of Novak Djokovic are included in his biography.

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