Suu Kyi non-committal on Australia's treatment of Rohingya asylum seekers

Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi has refused to pass judgement on Australia's policy of sending Rohingya asylum seekers offshore.

Aung San Suu Kyi is spending five days in Australia, a period in which she hopes to drum up Australian support for further democratic reforms in Myanmar. (AAP)

Hundreds of asylum seekers from the persecuted ethnic minority group are in detention in Nauru and Manus Island.

In one high-profile case the asylum seeker family of a Rohinga baby born in Brisbane is fighting to avoid being sent offshore.

Asked if Australia owes Rohingya asylum seekers protection, Ms Suu Kyi was non-committal.

"I think this depends very much on the laws of the country. If there's rule of law in Australia then you must work within the framework of your law but I do believe that justice should always be tempered by mercy.

"The leader of Burma's democracy movement has been accused of hypocrisy for failing to speak out more strongly in support of the Rohingya and other minorities."