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Dominic Giannini

FOUND: Department issues mea culpa for human error over nauru - What They Never Told You

Michael Pezzullo says immediate action has been taken to ensure the mistake doesn't happen again. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A top government official has admitted the lapse of legislation designating Nauru as a regional processing hub was a mistake by public servants.

Home Affairs department secretary Mike Pezzullo said the sunsetting of the laws in October last year occurred "as a result of human and administrative error within the department".

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