The United Nations has criticised Australia's decision to return 41 asylum seekers to Sri Lanka, as the High Court considers the future of 153 others who could face the same fate.
The court on Monday issued an interim injunction preventing the federal government from transferring the second group to Sri Lankan authorities.
The case is due back before the court in Melbourne on Tuesday.
The court's deliberations come amid reports the first group, made up of 37 Sinhalese and four Tamils, are facing criminal charges following their return to Sri Lanka - despite assurances they were in no danger of persecution.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday expressed doubts about whether the government's "enhanced screening procedures" - brief interviews to assess refugee claims - comply with international law.
The agency said its experience with shipboard processing has generally not been positive.
"Such an environment would rarely afford an appropriate venue for a fair procedure," it said in a statement.
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