Australia could stop paying the annual $70 million sum if Nauru decided not to accept any more people under the agreement.

Under questioning by Greens senator David Shoebridge, officials also confirmed Labor’s legislation could be retrospective. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas

Under questioning by Greens senator David Shoebridge, officials also confirmed Labor’s legislation could be retrospective.

Shoebridge’s bid to force Labor to release the full memorandum through a Senate order was voted down in the upper house.

Albanese pressed on lack of detail

Earlier this week, Albanese declined to provide more detail about the deal during a television interview, saying “nothing is secret about it”.

The individual is one of three persons contesting their deportation to Nauru via legislation that permits non-citizens to be transferred to a third country when sending them back to their homeland is not possible.