Australian authorities fails in bid to delay Novak Djokovic visa listening to

The Australian authorities has failed in a bid to delay Novak Djokovic’s visa listening to till after the Australian Open draw is finalised.

Choose Anthony Kelly rejected, in an order printed on Sunday, the submission by dwelling affairs minister Karen Andrews on Saturday to push Monday’s listening to to Wednesday.

However the decide left the federal government with the choice of constructing one other utility to delay on Monday.

The Federal Circuit Court docket heard on Thursday that Tennis Australia had mentioned it will must know by Tuesday for scheduling functions if the world primary may compete within the Australian Open.

Kelly on the time, nevertheless, insisted the courtroom wouldn’t be rushed, including: “The tail gained’t be wagging the canine right here.”

Djokovic’s attorneys have claimed the Serb was granted a vaccine exemption to enter Australia as a result of he contracted Covid-19 final month.

In courtroom paperwork printed on Saturday, it was said Djokovic recorded a constructive take a look at on December 16, and has “not had a fever or respiratory signs of COVID-19 within the final 72 hours”.

Djokovic has been detained at an immigration facility in Melbourne since Thursday morning after his visa was cancelled following scrutiny of the medical exemption he had secured to journey to the primary tennis main of the 12 months.

Based on his authorized crew, Djokovic was additionally supplied with a letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Tennis Australia recording he had a medical exemption from Covid vaccination.

It’s claimed that the exemption certificates was “offered by an Unbiased Professional Medical Assessment panel commissioned by Tennis Australia”, and that “the choice of that panel had been reviewed and endorsed by an unbiased Medical Exemptions Assessment Panel of the Victorian State Authorities”.

Djokovic’s attorneys added that he was granted an “Australian Journey Declaration” as a result of he was informed by the authorities that [he met] the necessities for a quarantine-free arrival into Australia”.

On Friday, it emerged that two different folks linked to the match have joined Djokovic in being instructed to depart the nation by the Australian Border Pressure.

Djokovic, 34, is below instruction to remain at Melbourne’s Park Lodge, which is used to deal with asylum seekers and refugees, earlier than Monday’s listening to.

He broke his silence on Instagram, saying: “Thanks to folks all over the world in your steady assist. I can really feel it and it’s tremendously appreciated.”