A group of seven Christmas Island detainees have been moved to a prison in Perth.
The group includes New Zealand nationals who have had their visas cancelled because of criminal convictions.
Meanwhile, there are reports that the guards running the main control room when an Iranian detainee escaped didn't recognise the perimeter alarm when it went off.
The two guards in the control room had never worked in that part of the facility before, and it took two hours before he was noticed missing during a head count, The Australian reports.
The asylum seeker's death is believed to have been the trigger for the riots in the detention centre earlier this week.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Immigration Minister Peter Dutton told SBS the men being transferred were "among a group of extreme risk individuals who are alleged to have been involved in the disturbance at the centre."
"Restraints are used where appropriate for the safety and security of detainees, staff and the aircraft".
The government has released a collection of images of the detention centre following riots riots sparked by the death of an escaped detainee.
Earlier, Opposition spokesman Richard Marles said there were serious questions about the government's handling of what it initially labelled "a disturbance".
"We need to know that appropriate security is in place at the centre and staff are adequately trained to deal with detainees, including those that have had visas cancelled," he said on Wednesday.
But Mr Dutton defended the use of "reasonable" force by federal police, saying they responded appropriately including to an an inmate said to have had a chainsaw.
"I think people need to recognise we are dealing here with outlaw motorcycle gang members, people who have been involved in extortion and other serious criminal offences," he told ABC radio.
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