Before Australia expanded 2022, the Australian Organizing Committee expanded (Tennis Australia) has stipulated that all players who have to inject two CIVI-19 room vaccines are only attended. However, Novak Djokovic is part of the vaccine group, even opposing this idea.
After the announcement has received a medical exemption from Tennis Australia, Djokovic quickly arrived in Australia to expand Australia. However, the trouble began to surround Nole when he was revoked visa by the border forces of this country with an invalid papers. Here is the panoramic scene of this scandal of the world's number one player.
April 2020 – Djokovic publicly oppose the vaccine
In an online chat on Facebook, Nole said: “I personally object to the vaccination of the Covid-19 room and I don't want to be vaccinated by someone to be able to go abroad.”
November 2021 – Tennis Australia (Ta) issued a vaccine when attending Australia expanded 2022
Tennis Australia (Ta) provides all the players who have to inject two Cover-19-shaped-19 tips to be expanded to 2022. This creates a big controversy, with the focus of attention as Djokovic.
December 2021 – We announce cases exempted from health when attending Australia expanded 2022
We say some players can be exempted from health (without vaccination) if they give appropriate reasons. This is considered a move to help Djokovic to attend Australia to expand 2022.
4/1/2022 – Djokovic is 'exempted from health'
On his personal page, Djokovic announced that he was exempted from health and was eligible to expand Australia 2022.
5/1/2022 – Djokovic is banned from entry into Australia
After taking the flight to Melbourne, Djokovic was kept by the Australian Border Guard and did not allow the entry into Australia because his visa was invalid (related to health exemption). Nole was later revoked with a visa and was instructed to leave Australia.
6/1/2022 – Djokovic does not give up
Djokovic's lawyers filed a lawsuit against the Federal Court and won the first step. As a result, the world's No. 1 player will continue to stay in Australia until January 10 to wait for the official trial. He was under house arrest at Park Hotel in Melbourne.
8/1/2022 – Djokovic stated the reason for medical exemption
Nole's lawyers said he had a positive test with Covid-19 on December 16, 2021. This is the reason for the world's No. 1 player to be exempted from health, because an individual can postpone 6 months from the date of infection.
10/1/2022 – Djokovic won the case
At the hearing, Judge Anthony Kelly declared Djokovic winning the case. The Australian government must return all the trial costs, personal belongings as well as Djokovic's papers, and release the Serbian tennis player within 30 minutes.
However, at the end of the hearing, lawyer Christopher Tran of the Australian government said the Federal Minister of Immigration, Alex Hawke, is considering whether to use “personal power” to cancel Nole's visa again. Therefore, he still faces the risk of expulsion from Australia.
January 11, 2022 – Djokovic was discovered to declare when entering Australia
The Australian Border Guard investigated Djokovic's declaration when entering. Accordingly, in the declaration, Nole wrote him without moving within 14 days before coming to Australia. However, the press pointed out that he was in Serbia's capital Belgrade on December 24 before moving from Spain to enter Australia on January 4.
January 12, 2022 – Djokovic posted an explanation of the entry and attending the event when infected with Covid -19
Djokovic posted an explanation that he still attended the crowded event after infection of Covid-19 in December last year. Besides, Nole also confirmed that the wrong declaration when entering is an error from the representative.
January 13, 2022 – Djokovic is still on the expanded Australian list
During the 2022 Australian branching draw, Djokovic was still named as the No. 1 seed. However, the possibility that he was expelled from Australia was still open. This decision will be released by the Federal Minister, Alex Hawke.
January 14, 2022 – Djokovic was canceled the second visa
After many delays, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke had just made his final decision, which was the second Djokovic visa cancel. Mr. Hawke declared:
“Today, I have implemented my power under Section 133C (3) of the Immigration Act to cancel the visa of Novak Djokovic, based on the interests of the community on health and social order.”
Mr. Hawke emphasized that Djokovic's actions can encourage, or influence that others imitate and not comply with community medical measures, typically opposing vaccination. This is the main reason why he decided to cancel this player's visa for the second time.
January 15, 2022 – Djokovic continues to appeal
Once again, Djokovic and his lawyers submitted an appeal to the federal court. After the short session on the morning of January 15 at the Ministry of Immigration, the parties agreed to have 3 judges. This is considered an advantage for Nole when Immigration Minister Alex Hawke will not have the right to appeal to any court decision.
Djokovic was later taken to the Park hotel and was under house arrest, waiting for the official trial.
January 16, 2022 – Djokovic attended the second hearing and was tried to lose
After more than 6 hours of meeting and listening to the debate of the lawyer representatives of the two sides, the Federal Court made a final decision. Accordingly, Djokovic was tried to lose. Chief Justice James Allsop declared: The Federal Court agreed to reject the visa recovery application of Novak Djokovic. The complete decision and reason in writing of the incident will be officially announced tomorrow (January 17).
After this decision, Djokovic will be able to cancel the visa and be expelled from Australia. Not only that, he is also at risk of being banned from entering Australia for 3 years. The world's No. 1 player will not be able to attend Australia to expand 2022, where he is ranked No. 1 seed and is the champion of the tournament.
After losing the lawsuit, Djokovic also issued an official statement. Accordingly, he said he was very disappointed with the decisions of the Australian Federal Court. However, Nole also asserts that it respects this decision and will cooperate with the relevant agencies related to the judgment to execute the deportation order.
