Surely to God if there's a law in the statute books that prevents a soverign government from having any say as to who enters or does not enter that country then that law must be rescinded without delay.
If it is not, for all intents and purposes, we may as well dispense with all immigration facilities and border protection and 'welcome' everyone who wishes to come live here.
The prime Minister keeps rattling on about destroying the people smugglers' business model. For the life of me, I can't see why she doesn't simply say "Apply for asylum at the first Australian Consulate or Embassy you pass after leaving the country in which you were persecuted and your application will be dealt with; present yourself UNINVITED at our border having bypassed even one of our embassies, be it in a boat or a plane, no matter how worthy or deserving your case may be, it will NOT be dealt with and you will NOT receive permanent residency under any circumstances."
End of story.