In a clear signal the Rudd government is preparing for a crackdown on people smugglers ahead of the federal election, Carr said his department was preparing "up to date" information for the immigration tribunals about the political situation in the countries from which refugee applicants come, so they did not approve those who had no genuine fear of persecution.
Most information tribunals are done "on paper", meaning you only have to supply a written argument.
With enough feet on the ground we can manage security, medication, ward rounds, mental health tribunals, multi-disciplinary team meetings, the ever-increasing paperwork – and still have time to sit and talk meaningfully with the people who use our services.
One unidentified local party branch has been closed down following a deadlock involving one member's expulsion and disciplinary tribunals for two others.
The responses to the coroner's concerns have now been placed on the Courts & Tribunals Judiciary website.
The Rudd government is strongly suggesting the Australian refugee processing system should not be approving the refugee claims of many asylum seekers arriving by boat and is preparing information to try to persuade the tribunals to reject more applications.
But critics say she is using the tribunals to weaken the country's opposition parties.
The process allows foreign companies to sue national governments in special tribunals if the companies feel they were harmed by violations of free-trade agreements.
Carr, who is in Jakarta for bilateral meetings ahead of next week's scheduled meeting between the leaders of Australia and Indonesia, said the refugee determinations remained a matter for the Australian courts and tribunals, but the message he is sending is clear.
But those sitting on tribunals set up after the genocides in Rwanda and Yugoslavia believed international law did not recognise those acts as war crimes and so were unable to extensively prosecute perpetrators.
"The fact was that the statutes for the two ad hoc tribunals did not refer to rape as a war crime save in the definition of crimes against humanity.
