Fact Check also asked the Prime Minister's office what law he says these people were attempting to break. In the absence of any clarification or suggestion of any unrelated criminal acts by the asylum seekers, Fact Check takes him to mean that the people were attempting to break Australian migration law.
As noted in the earlier fact check relating to Mr Morrison's comments, entry into Australia is governed by the Commonwealth Migration Act 1958.
While it is accurate to describe asylum seekers who enter Australia without a valid visa as "unlawful" or even "illegal entrants", it is not a criminal offence to enter Australia without a visa.
Calling someone "unlawful" or an "illegal entrant" is a description of how they entered the country and determines the way authorities process them.
It does not mean they have broken any law.
Arriving without a visa can only result in criminal sanctions if there is some other offence involved such as falsifying a passport or forging a document.
