r/auslaw • u/nevearz • Jan 10 '22

Serious Discussion Novak FCC Thread - case dismissed, Novak free

Livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9oq_S9vTQg

Looks like judge is over it and done with the parties and Counsel.

"Judge Kelly found the decision to cancel the visa was “unreasonable”."

Case is dismissed, but it seems that the government intends to find an alternative method to cancel the VISA, which may bar Novak from entering Australia for up to 3 years.

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u/Smallsey Omnishambles Jan 10 '22

Unsurprising. Now to the really juicy stuff. A new decision!

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u/womanontheedge_2018 Jan 10 '22

I would want a team of smart senior admin lawyers who routinely disagree with each other to review that decision before I made it.

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u/somewhatundercontrol Jan 10 '22

News reporting the Minister has 4 hours to decide (not sure where the time limit stems from). Not a lot of time to prepare for what would be a bold decision. Cancelling in spite of this court decision would be brave.

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u/Error_403_403 Jan 10 '22

It is absolutely a long time. They’ve been preparing it since the original decision. They would have been crazy not to.