No details have yet been released on how much the fast-track processing could cost.
The asylum seekers are likely to be subject to the fast-track processing introduced by the new laws.
The federal government has lifted a stay on processing asylum seeker claims in Australia and has begun using a controversial fast-track processing system that is likely to see the first temporary protection visas granted.
Plans for premium fast-track processing were outlined in a consultation paper that said ministers are considering extending a service currently only available to first and business class passengers at Heathrow.
The total cost for processing and accommodating asylum seekers varied from €8,000 to €12,000 per application for the first year, although those figures could be substantially lower for fast-track processing.
If you're a foreigner coming from the rest of the world, you can apply and you might get fast-track processing.
Fast-track processing fees for passport applicants who need to travel abroad urgently have been dropped, and people renewing their UK passports from overseas are being given a 12-month extension to their existing passport.
The boosting of extra funding towards fast-track processing is also in the cards and is estimated to cost $70 million.
Atlee says this is leading to a general feeling of "secrecy" around deportations, and concerns that the Department is moving towards a fast track visa-processing scheme based on a failed UK model.
Over reliance on such less innovative techniques was seen as a roadblock to fast tracking claims processing.
Processing will now begin, but most of their claims will be considered under the government's new fast-track process as part of sweeping amendments to the Migration Act passed in December.
