Djokovic saga sets dangerous legal precedent in Australia 

Civil liberties and refugee organisations voiced alarm at the outcome. Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton warned: “It can and will be used in the future to justify the suppression of legitimate political expression because others might engage in unrest.”

Liberty Victoria said thousands of visa cancellations had been summarily made since 2014 and are often legally defective but carry severe consequences for those affected, including separation from family, indefinite detention and forcible return to harm.