Offshore processing curbs rights: report

A parliamentary committee chaired by veteran Liberal Philip Ruddock has raised concerns about laws cementing the government's offshore processing regime.

The legislation, which puts beyond doubt the government's legal authority on regional processing, passed parliament in June but the human rights committee only finished checking if it breached any rights in a report released on Tuesday.

The committee said the government has not demonstrated conditions on Nauru or Manus Island were compatible with international rights, and that offshore processing carried a major risk of being against human rights.