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Politics aside, the entry requirements for Australia explicitly require full vaccination with a WHO approved vaccine or a valid medical exemption. Prior infecti

Politics aside, the entry requirements for Australia explicitly require full vaccination with a WHO approved vaccine or a valid medical exemption. Prior infection is explicitly not sufficient for an exemption. Djokovic did not meet the entry requirements, he knew he did not meet the entry rquirents, but he boarded the plane anyway. The earlier visa cancellation was overturned on procedural grounds only. This ministerial intervention is a bit heavy handed, but only produces the same outcome that would normally apply to anyone in Djokovic's situation.

dmarcos 5y ago
He had followed all the rules apparently. He had been granted an exception reviewed by two independent panels as required by Australian authorities. Decision backed by the Victorian Dep. of Health. The process is blind so supposedly the authorities didn’t know it was Djokovic behind the application. He boarded the plane with the papers in order: https://www.tennis365.com/australian-open/tennis-australia-novak-djokovic-medical-exemption-rigorous-review-process/ https://www.tennis365.com/australian-open/tennis-australia-n...
- rblatz 5y ago
  The state of Victoria doesn’t set the rules for who can come into the country. They have no authority to grant entry to the country.
  - dmarcos 5y ago
    My point is that he had followed the stablished process to request an exemption and it was granted. He didn’t get special treatment because the application process is blind.
    - rblatz 5y ago
      It was an exemption to State Covid-19 rules, not an exemption to enter the country. Him and his team are purposefully muddying the waters with this exemption in an attempt to bully the country into letting him in, even though he's violated their laws and is not following their regulations.
      - jokethrowaway 5y ago
        I would expect a process reviewed by the Victorian Department of Health to have enough authority to make a medical exemption.
      - dmarcos 5y ago
        There are no exemptions to enter the country without vaccination? He followed the wrong protocol? Is there a different path he should have followed?

dmarcos 5y ago

He had followed all the rules apparently. He had been granted an exception reviewed by two independent panels as required by Australian authorities. Decision backed by the Victorian Dep. of Health. The process is blind so supposedly the authorities didn’t know it was Djokovic behind the application. He boarded the plane with the papers in order: https://www.tennis365.com/australian-open/tennis-australia-novak-djokovic-medical-exemption-rigorous-review-process/ https://www.tennis365.com/australian-open/tennis-australia-n...

rblatz 5y ago
The state of Victoria doesn’t set the rules for who can come into the country. They have no authority to grant entry to the country.
- dmarcos 5y ago
  My point is that he had followed the stablished process to request an exemption and it was granted. He didn’t get special treatment because the application process is blind.
  - rblatz 5y ago
    It was an exemption to State Covid-19 rules, not an exemption to enter the country. Him and his team are purposefully muddying the waters with this exemption in an attempt to bully the country into letting him in, even though he's violated their laws and is not following their regulations.
    - jokethrowaway 5y ago
      I would expect a process reviewed by the Victorian Department of Health to have enough authority to make a medical exemption.
    - dmarcos 5y ago
      There are no exemptions to enter the country without vaccination? He followed the wrong protocol? Is there a different path he should have followed?