The Australian Federal Court explained why Djokovic was rejected

The reasons for the revocation of Djokovic's visa were announced by Chief Justice James Allsop, one of the three presiding judges at Novak's trial.
We remind you that the Minister of Immigration, Alex Hawke, revoked Djokovic's visa, despite the victory in the Victoria court, and when Djokovic filed an appeal, the case was transferred to the Federal Court.
The whole case was also presented there, but the judges finally decided to support the decision of Alex Hawke, and Djokovic was deported from Australia after his visa was revoked.
The federal court then stated that Hawke made the decision to cancel Djokovic's visa due to the risk that if Novak stays, he will encourage an "anti-vaccination" sentiments and "anti-vax" protests in that country.
Now the documents and the reasons why the court decided in such a manner have been published:
"Parliament has made clear in s 116 that the Minister may cancel a visa if he or she is satisfied that presence of its holder in Australia may be a risk to the health or good order of the Australian community. The Minister reached that state of satisfaction on grounds that cannot be said to be irrational or illogical or not based on relevant material. Whether or not others would have formed that state of satisfaction and the state of satisfaction as to the public interest is a consideration not to the point. The relevant states of satisfaction were of matters which involved questions of fact, projections of the future and evaluations in the nature of opinion. As Gummow J. said in Eshetu 197 CLR at 654 [137]: "where the criterion of which the authority is required to be satisfied turns upon factual matters upon which reasonable minds could reasonably differ, it will be very difficult to show that no...

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