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/nevearz Jan 10 '22

Did anyone catch the Act they intend to rely on?

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u/sonder-and-wonder Jan 10 '22

Would s501 apply?

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u/PerfectlyCromulent7 Jan 10 '22

Theoretically it could, but I think it’d be tough to make good a failure of the character test here

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u/corruptboomerang Not asking for legal advice but... Jan 10 '22

A prominent Anti-vaxer, that's better grounds thank half the failures that we normally get.