Djokovic: Some Facts Might Be Helpful Right About Now

[D.Nalby12]

but he FAILED to PROVE that exemption, period.

He doesn't need to prove anything once Aus health authorities gave him an exemption.

but he did not sufficiently PROVE said exemption. He only had a year to do so

Prove to whom? Border officials? Do they have even expertise on this field? Lol. Let's face it he is legally on strong ground. Once he got exemption - he doesn't need to show any supporting documents. Exemption certificate is enough. The only way Aus govt can deny him entry is to cancel his exemption through health authorities. Border officials who doesn't know ABC of medical field can't falsify certificate given by health authorities.

 

[Kawasaki Kanagawa]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1479252577510326272

 

[D.Nalby12]

Come now. That's not the issue at all and you know it. He's free to make money any way he wants, but if he wants to enter a foreign nation, he must follow their rules. He doesn't have the "right" to determine which rules he follows. He's free to play in any tournaments and countries that will take him in his current state. The vaccination status is ancillary. Australia mandates vaccination, he follows the rules if he wants to play.

Yeah Aus mandates vaccination but also provides exemption. That's what Djokovic has got it. If he didn't have exemption - he should have been sent home. But not now.

 

[Cindysphinx]

Ok, the key question seems to be whether Novak or any foreign national can enter Australia unvaxed based on having had Covid in last six months. I looked into this again, and based on what is on the official Aussie government website, the answer seems to be no.

Now, if you are Australian and have a medical contraindication, you can have a certain kind of doctor write an explanation, and this can go onto a registry. I’m not sure that this applies to foreign nationals at all, or whether instead it is fir, say, people who have an employer vaccination mandate to deal with.

Now, I suspect if someone had a real and serious medical contraindication, they could get the state to sponsor or come in under the compassion exemption. That won’t work for Novak.

But if I have all of that right, then Novak and tennis AU messed up and misunderstood the rules. I get it; immigration rules are tricky.

But as we all know, the traveler and only the traveler is responsible to get this right.

 

[chrischris]

Did he arrive by private jet?

 

[chrischris]

Check this out, is this relevant here in this situation?

He almost says the name of a rival at 2.14 too....

 

[chrischris]

I am a nerd, so of course I looked up the requirements to set foot in Australia if you are a foreign national. Here’s what I learned (https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/travel-restrictions#toc-5).

1. To enter, you need to be vaxed and have a negative COVID test. If you have medical certification of previous recent infection, you can skip the negative Covid test but not the vaccine

2. There are some exceptions to the vax requirement not pertinent here, like kids traveling with parents.

3, There are Individual Exemptions that Djokovic could apply for. You have to arrange for these before you come. If you are:

• “a foreign national whose entry into Australia would be in the national interest, supported by the Australian Government or a state or territory government authority.” This may be what Djokovic was banking on. I do not believe the State of Victoria proclaimed that allowing him to play a tennis tournament was in the national interest. News reports today and for months seemed to me to have been warning him he couldn’t come without vaccine. BUT, the final decision whether to accept the state endorsement rests with Border Authority, so even if Victoria said it would sponsor him, he would have had to take their endorsement and complete the process and get federal approval before he traveled.
• “A foreign national with critical skills or working in a critical sector in Australia.” Is tennis a critical skill when they can fill your spot with a lucky loser?
• “travelling for compassionate and compelling reasons.” That is a hard sell for someone who has had every opportunity to get vaxed but refused.

Even if you are able to shoehorn Djokovic into one of these categories, the federal government has the last word. He took a HUGE risk to hope he could navigate all of this.

The site also says: “You must hold a visa and an exemption to Australia’s travel restrictions before you travel. You can request an exemption online and must provide appropriate evidence to support your claims.”

By your evaluation, would a narcissist be more likely to chance it and try like maybe is the case here, than a less selfcentered person?

 

[Karma Tennis]

He doesn't need to prove anything once Aus health authorities gave him an exemption.

Prove to whom? Border officials? Do they have even expertise on this field? Lol. Let's face it he is legally on strong ground. Once he got exemption - he doesn't need to show any supporting documents. Exemption certificate is enough. The only way Aus govt can deny him entry is to cancel his exemption through health authorities. Border officials who doesn't know ABC of medical field can't falsify certificate given by health authorities.

The Australian Immigration system doesn't operate that way.

Your view doesn't not align with any of the documented process pertinent to the current Australian Immigration system and how it applies to people wishing to enter Australia.

The system allows a person in Novak's situation to mount a legal challenge. He's in the process of doing so and the Federal Circuit Court will come to decision in due course.

 

[alexio]

Serb fans have gathered outside the Melbourne hotel, where Novak Djokovic is awaiting a court hearing on the cancellation of his visa to Australia. They brought flags with them and sing songs. In parallel, protests against Australia's policy towards refugees and migrants, who are subjected to indefinite detention, are being held outside this hotel.