Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has succeeded in Monday’s trial and can enter Australia.
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Judge Anthony Kelly dropped a visa waiver from the Australian authorities after a lengthy hearing.
The 34-year-old native of Belgrade thus succeeded in appealing against the deportation after he was confirmed to enter the country at Melbourne airport last week.
Kelly ordered the government to pay the court costs and release Djokovic from the detention hotel within half an hour.
The winner of 20 grand slam titles in court argued that he did not need a coronavirus vaccination certificate to enter because he had submitted a COVID-19 disease confirmation in December.
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However, according to the Australian Government, it did not meet the conditions for an exemption. The court intervened last week prevented his immediate expulsion.
It looks like Djokovic will be able to defend last year’s Australian Open title. However, the situation remains confused.
Government attorney Christopher Tran said that Immigration Minister Alex Hawke would consider banning the Serb from entering the country for three years.
In addition, the other party to the present dispute stated that it would appeal against the court’s decision if it failed.
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This year’s tournament starts next Monday, January 17th. However, the tournament spider must be clear tomorrow. The next hours will show if Djokovic will be in it.
He refused to say if he was vaccinated, according to court documents. The Australian health authorities have granted a temporary exemption from the vaccination rule to people who have had COVID-19 in the past six months.
Kelly pointed out that Djokovic had granted a medical exemption to the authorities at Melbourne Airport from Tennis Australia, which has been organizing the season’s grand slam tournament since January 17, as well as from two medical commissions.
“I’m worried that I don’t understand what more this person could have done to obtain a visa?” Judge Djokovic’s lawyer, Nick Wood, asked, who agreed.
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