On January 14, Beijing time, according to British media reports, the Australian government once again cancelled Djokovic’s visa. Previously, Djokovic’s visa was revoked when he entered Australia. After an appeal and a trial, the court ruled to restore the validity of his visa. However, on January 14, the Australian Immigration Minister cancelled Djokovic’s visa again. Germany is now facing deportation, and his lawyers say they will appeal the decision to allow him to continue playing at the Australian Open.
On January 14, local time, Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his personal power to cancel Djokovic’s visa. Enter Australia.
“Today, I exercised my authority under section 133C(3) of the Immigration Act to cancel the visa held by Novak Djokovic on grounds of health and good order,” Hawke said in a statement. , because it is in the public interest to do so. This decision follows the order of the Federal Circuit and the Family Court dated January 10, 2022, which reverses the previous cancellation on procedural fairness grounds.”
“In making this decision, I have carefully considered the information provided to me by the Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Border Force and Mr Djokovic. The Morrison Government is firmly committed to protecting Australia’s borders, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. During the pandemic. I would like to express my gratitude to the officers of the Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Border Force who serve Australia’s interests every day in an increasingly challenging environment.”
Djokovic’s team of lawyers later said they would appeal the minister’s decision to allow him to continue playing at the Australian Open.
Previously, Djokovic’s Australian Open trip was full of twists and turns. On the 5th local time, when the Serb entered from Melbourne Airport, his visa was revoked on the spot, and he was immediately “detained”. After investigation, he was taken to a designated Hotel isolation. The Australian government stated that the reason for revoking his visa was that he could only prove that he had recovered from the new crown virus infection within 6 months, which did not meet the Australian official requirement to provide proof of vaccination before entering the country, but then the Djokovic team brought it up. The lawsuit, on Jan. 10, after a court hearing, ruled that the government’s decision to revoke Djokovic’s visa was invalid and ordered the government to restore his personal freedom and visa. Djokovic won the legal battle, but Australia’s immigration minister can still use his personal powers to decide whether to cancel his visa.
On the 12th, the media also revealed that the Australian government is investigating Djokovic for providing false travel history information when entering the country. The Serb later admitted on social media that he “wrongly” checked the option of no other travel history within 14 days before flying to Australia when filling out his travel declaration, saying it was an “administrative error” by his team. Some media believe that this behavior is the main reason why the Australian Immigration Minister finally decided to cancel Djokovic’s visa.
At present, Djokovic has started pre-match training for the Australian Open in Melbourne, and the Australian Open has confirmed through the draw that Djokovic will play as the top seed and will be in the same half as Nadal. Whether the men’s singles world No. 1 who has won the Australian Open 9 times can still play smoothly this time and get a chance to defend his title, it is still unknown whether this storm centered on him can be calmed down.Return to Sohu, see more
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