Novak Djokovic is facing an estimated legal cost of up to $360,000 for his visa cancellation saga in Australia, but the final figure has yet to be announced, a Senate estimates hearing revealed on Monday night. The Department of Home Affairs was ordered to pay the legal costs for the first Federal Court matter after the judge revoked the Australian government’s decision to cancel the unvaccinated tennis star’s visa. But Djokovic would need to pay the costs after he lost in a battle against Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, who used personal power to cancel his visa on the grounds that Djokovic’s stance on vaccination could fuel “anti-vaccination sentiment.” “Hopefully, they’ll net out to zero,” Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo said during the hearing. The department’s legal group manager Pip De Veau said that the fees did not take into account the division of legal costs awarded in both court stoushes. …
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