Former Australian detainees taken to Nauru are facing threats of violence from officers who have recently gained new powers to use force, according to allegations revealed under parliamentary privilege.

Members of the NZYQ cohort have allegedly been labelled "absolute f***ing pieces of s***" and threatened with violence after reaching Nauru by the officers tasked with their transfer and ongoing monitoring in Nauru under a 30-year deal struck with the Australian government.

The whistleblower claims, based on first-hand conversations with individuals involved, were read out under parliamentary privilege by independent MP Andrew Wilkie this morning.

"Another relevant individual indicated that those removed from Australia would, on arrival, face a reckoning, with justice in Nauru served on the streets, rather than through formal channels," Mr Wilkie read out in the Federation Chamber.

"I took this to mean that the removed cohort faced the risk of vigilante violence from those entrusted to safeguard their wellbeing in Nauru."

Mr Wilkie read that the whistleblower stated they were speaking out of "grave concern" for the deportees' safety, and they had repeatedly tried to raise concerns through appropriate channels, with "no evidence" that those concerns had been addressed.

It is understood 12 people have been issued Nauruan visas and deported to the tiny island nation so far, including an individual who is reliant on a wheelchair.

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