It was open to Immigration Minister Alex Hawke to infer that Novak Djokovic had refused to get vaccinated and that his presence in Australia might "foster anti-vaccination sentiment", the Federal Court says.
A three-judge panel of the court has published the full reasons why it ruled unanimously against the men's tennis world No.1 in an 11th-hour hearing the day before the Australian Open started.
Mr Hawke needed to be satisfied of the potential risk to the "health, safety or good order" of the community to cancel Djokovic's visa. The court found he did so on grounds that "cannot be said to be irrational or illogical or not based on relevant material".
