Under Canberra's hardline measures, refuge seekers attempting to achieve Australia by watercraft are either sent back to where they withdrew or to remote Pacific island camps, where living conditions have been scrutinized.
The administration has protected the approach as ceasing passings adrift.
Since the begin of its "Operation Sovereign Borders" in September 2013, it has figured out how to stop the surge of vessels, and drownings, that portrayed past Labor organizations.
In March, Canberra hailed 600 days without any vessels landing, with 25 pontoons conveying 698 individuals turned back and "securely came back to their nation of flight".
Migration Minister Peter Dutton said three water crafts had been captured for this present year, including a little wooden angling vessel from Sri Lanka a week ago.
"I can prompt that there were 12 individuals on that vessel," he said.
"Furthermore, the vessel had withdrawn from Sri Lanka and we could effectively give back those 12 individuals, which included men, ladies and youngsters, back securely to Sri Lanka on May 6.
"Presently, that conveys to three the quantity of vessels that have tried to arrive and have been turned back, individuals returned back to their nation of inception, in this timetable year."
He gave no subtle elements on the other two water crafts.
The vessel from Sri Lanka drew near 500 meters (1,600 feet) of Australia's daintily populated Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean on Monday a week ago, as indicated by reports.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said that in the wake of being recognized, those on board were exchanged from a traditions boat to a littler watercraft, which took them aground.
They were flown back to Colombo on a contract flight in a shrouded operation under the front of dimness on Thursday, the supporter said, refering to witnesses who asserted there were seven youngsters, including babies, among them.
Dutton repeated that no boatpeople, regardless of the possibility that observed to be bona fide evacuees, could ever be settled in Australia.
"Kindly don't acknowledge the expression of con specialists that are taking on the appearance of these human dealers, that in the event that you pay your cash will you come to Australia. You won't," he said.
