They have been transferred to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, and Goroka, following the Refugee Determination Process.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Rimbink Pato, revealed this in Parliament on Thursday in response to a series of questions from Opposition Leader, Don Polye, two days earlier.
Pato gave a detailed response to 12 questions raised by Polye over several legal issues surrounding the Regional Processing Centre and the status of refugees and non-refugees.