The Australian Greens have condemned the Federal Government's planned asylum seeker deal with Malaysia, after leaked documents show only Malaysian laws and standards will apply.
"The documents clearly show terms such as 'asylum seeker' has been replaced by 'illegal immigrant' and there's no mention of human rights," Greens' immigration spokesperson, Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young said.
"While the Prime Minister claims the 800 people to be sent to Malaysia will be treated in accordance with our human rights standards, these documents, and e-mails from the UNHCR, ridicule her remarks.
In this race to the bottom between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott to see how tough they can be on asylum seekers, where is the Prime Minister's bottom line on walking away from the human rights she says would underpin the agreement?
"We also have confirmation that unaccompanied children already on Christmas Island will be expelled to Malaysia - something the Greens have long feared would happen.
"The Immigration Minister has a clear conflict of interest, because he is by law the guardian of these children and must ensure they are not endangered.
"By emphasising the government is trying to send messages to people smugglers, Mr Bowen is ignoring the nine unaccompanied children already on Christmas Island.
"Australia has domestic and international obligations to ensure the safety of these children.
"Australian tax payers' money should not be spent on this deal which means Australia pays thecost for expelling 800 people and having no say in how those asylum seekers will be treated.
"The Australian government should walk away from this deal if it cannot guarantee that Australian human rights standards will be used in the final agreement, which must be made public whenever the two governments sign it."