Legal mind explains how Novak Djokovic lost deportation challenge

Novak Djokovic has left Australia, and is on a plane bound for Dubai after losing his last appeal to remain in the country.

The world number one flew out of the country at about 10.30pm on Sunday, after his failed in his bid to overturn his visa cancellation in the Federal Court.

In a statement released just after the court’s decision, Djokovic said he was “extremely disappointed” but respects the ruling and would cooperate in relation to his deportation.

“I am uncomfortable that the focus of the past weeks has been on me and I hope that we can all now focus on the game and tournament I love,” the statement read.

Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University, Associate Professor Maria O’Sullivan, wasn’t surprised by the verdict.

“What we need to understand is Parliament has put a number of wide powers in the Migration Act about cancellation of visas,” she told Ross and Russel.

“The words used are safety, good order and public interest, these are quite vague words and they’re quite subjective.

“They’re put there for a reason – Parliament wanted those wide powers so the minister would be able to make these sorts of decisions and not have the court intervene.”

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