Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has reiterated this week his view that sending refugee boats to Indonesia is the best way to deal with asylum seekers wishing to reach Australian shores.

Amidst rising criticisms on his controversial stance, Abbott said on Monday that turning back refugee boats to Indonesian shores would be the core policy of a Coalition government.

He rejected claims that the act would constitute inhumane policy and would compromise the safety of the refuges, stating that the boats would be guided by the Australian Navy safely back to the nearest Indonesian location.

Abbott also assured that ailing boats would get assistance from Australian Navy personnel without the refuges touching Australian and insisted that the policy will stick in light of any viable alternative.

He admitted that differences with the Labor government had rendered the proposed offshore processing a remote possibility, apart from issues that need to be ironed out with Australia's neighboring nations.

Abbott also dispelled notions that the Coalition policy would make life more difficult for the Australian Navy.

"I have full confidence in the professionalism of the Navy to carry out the reasonable instructions of the Government ... the Navy has done it safely before, there's no reason why they can't do it safely again," Abbott told The Canberra Times.

However, Indonesian officials questioned the wisdom of Abbott's 'prefab policy', with one top police official of the country warring that such move coming from Australia could strain the two nations' diplomatic relation.

Also, a spokesman for the Indonesian National Police reminded the Australian government that measures to address immigration problems must conform to international standards.

"There's international regulation on it and no one can ignore that ... and I think Australia is also bound by this regulation," Inspector-General Saud Usman Nasution said in a statement.

"For asylum-seekers, I think we can't just send them away, we have to send them to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)," the Indonesian police official said.

Also, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen cautioned Abbott on making pronouncements that directly counters the policy of a nearby nation.

"Indonesia has said very clearly and repeatedly that they will not accept boat turnarounds ... they just won't co-operate with it," Bowen was reported by ABC as saying on Monday.

Abbott, however, remained unfazed by the growing opposition to his immigration blueprint and insisted that in the end, Jakarta will understand his policy.

He clarified that the Australian government will only return boats that belong to Australia.

"And am entirely confident that the next Coalition government will have vastly better relations than the current Government," Abbott stressed.