Novak Djokovic could now be banned from re-entering Australia for up to three years after his visa was rejected.
could be banned from re-entering Australia for up to three years after his visa was rejected.
The world No.1 is now at the centre of a legal battle to stay in the country and is facing the prospect of being deportedDjokovic, who has refused to confirm whether he has received a coronavirus vaccination, claimed he had been granted a medical exemption in order to compete at the Australian Open. But upon arriving in Melbourne on a flight from Dubai, the Australian Border Force claim that Djokovic ‘failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements’.after his court hearing was adjourned until 10am Monday local timeIf Djokovic loses his case and is deported, Professor of Public Law at University of Sydney, Mary Crock, claims the 34-year-old could be excluded from re-entering Australia for the next three years.
‘His visa will have been cancelled either on the basis that he didn’t meet the entry requirements, or he made some false statement. ‘He doesn’t have the right to appeal on the merits of anything – he can’t say ‘I’m the best tennis player, let me in’.‘He has to show the cancellation of his visa was done in a legal error.‘The law on this is very weighted in favour of the government of the day.
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