Novak Djokovic's case: analysis of some principles of administrative procedure

The article analyzes in detail the content of some principles of administrative procedure on the example of the well-known case of revoking the Minister of Migration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs of Australia visa issued to Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. Emphasis is placed on the principle of protection of trust (legitimate interest) of the person to maintain the administrative act, according to which a person can count on the fact that the action taken against him will not be arbitrarily terminated, and therefore the law must clearly define the conditions which the administrative body may revoke the administrative act. It is determined that the power to revoke an administrative act is discretionary, which is enshrined in law through the legal construction of "may", and therefore, its application should be in accordance with the principle of legality in compliance with the following requirements: law; implementation within the limits and in the manner provided by the Constitution of Ukraine and the law; aimed at achieving the purpose for which the discretionary power was granted; impossibility to deviate from previous decisions made by the same administrative body in the same or similar cases, except in justified cases. The content of public interest as one of the grounds for revocation of an administrative act is studied, the interpretation of public interest in the Ukrainian legal doctrine is given. The importance of substantiating an administrative act as a guarantee of proper exercise of discretion in revoking an administrative act on the grounds of protection of public interest, which will allow a person to get acquainted with the motives of the administrative body in adopting a negative administrative act the person of such a decision.