Separate rooms, limited sun for asylum seekers

By Michael Gordon, Jason Koutsoukis
Updated July 24 2014 - 1:08pm, first published July 23 2014 - 3:00am
Scott Morrison arriving for talks with India's Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Rajnath Singh. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
Scott Morrison arriving for talks with India's Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Rajnath Singh. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
A boatload of asylum seekers are processed by Australian Customs and Dept of Immigration staff at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. Photo: Wolter Peeters
A boatload of asylum seekers are processed by Australian Customs and Dept of Immigration staff at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Family members among 157 asylum seekers being detained on the high seas in separate rooms on a customs vessel are allowed out for meals and ''approximately three hours'' of daylight a day, according to a document lodged with the High Court on Tuesday.