The Federal Court of Australia has postponed consideration of the case on the annulment of the visa of the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. It is reported by CNN.
A break was announced so that the judges considering the case could study the arguments of the parties, cited during the hearing on January 16. Chief Justice James Allsop said he hoped the panel would be able to make a decision on Sunday. At the same time, he did not rule out that the court would have to schedule another hearing for Monday morning. In the event that the athlete’s visa is restored, he will be able to take part in the Australian Open, which starts on January 17.
Earlier, Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said that the presence of the first racket in the world in the country could increase anti-vaccination sentiment among the population, even provoke civil unrest.
On January 14, the Australian authorities revoked Djokovic’s visa and decided to deport him. Before that, the Serbian tennis player had problems with the documents necessary to enter the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Djokovic “did not have a valid medical exemption from vaccination” at the time of crossing the border, which is a prerequisite for entering Australia. Also in the declaration discrepancies between the declared information and the real data were found.
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