‘The next plane home’: PM’s warning to Djoker as ‘issue’ in travel declaration sparks late twist
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews made a solid announcement on Wednesday evening, emphasizing that Djokovic must "give satisfactory evidence" that he can enter the country in spite of not being immunized.
"Any singular looking to enter Australia should agree with our severe boundary necessities," the assertion read.
"While the Victorian Government and Tennis Australia might allow a non-inoculated player to contend in the Australian Open, the Commonwealth Government will authorize our prerequisites at the Australian line.
"Assuming any showing up individual isn't immunized, they should give adequate confirmation that they can't be inoculated for clinical motivations to have the option to get to similar travel plan as completely immunized voyagers.
"Australian Border Force will keep on guaranteeing that the individuals who show up at our lines consent to our severe boundary necessities.
"No individual contending at the Australian Open will be managed the cost of any exceptional treatment."
ABC Defense Correspondent Andrew Greene later detailed the ABF Acting Commissioner is "accepted" to be investigating an "issue" with Djokovic's Australian Travel Declaration.
That was subsequently affirmed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison who said specialists are analyzing Djokovic's movement presentation and cautioned he could be on "the following plane home".
"My view is that any singular looking to enter Australia should follow our boundary (rules) ... at the point when he shows up in Australia," Morrison said.
"He needs to since, supposing that he's not inoculated, he should give satisfactory confirmation that he can't be immunized for clinical reasons and have the option to get to similar travel courses of action as completely immunized voyagers.
"So we anticipate his show and what proof he gives to help that.
"My view is he ought to be dealt with indistinguishable to any other individual. There are different cases — there are a lot throughout the most recent few years — where individuals have had these exceptions and have the reasonable verification to help their case in those conditions.
"So the situation isn't special. The issue is whether he has adequate proof to help that he would fit the bill for the exception."
