The Nauruan government is in the process of drafting a law to impose emergency rule in the Pacific island nation with the assistance of lawyers from Fiji.

The ABC understands two Fijian lawyers have been helping Nauru draft an emergency order, which would give the government greater powers allowing it to sack its Australian-based chief justice Geoffrey Eames.

The Fijian government took similar action in 2009 against its judges for making rulings it did not agree with.

Justice Eames has been in Melbourne since Nauru cancelled his visa more than a week ago.

Melbourne lawyer Andrew Jacobson has been running Nauru's court system since it deported its chief magistrate Peter Law and exiled Justice Eames last week.

The Law Council of Australia and the Australian Bar Association have condemned the situation in Nauru as a breakdown of its rule of law.

Victoria's Legal Services Commissioner Michael McGarvie is bound by law not to talk about specific cases, but says a lawyer's licence can be cancelled if they disrespect overseas laws.

"The conduct of all licensed practitioners has to meet a particular standard," he said.

Mr Jacobson says he is the only member of the judiciary present to uphold the rule of law, and he would be happy to take advice from any past or present Nauruan judge or magistrate.

Rule of law 'fundamental' to both Australia and Nauru

Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said in a statement the Australian Government "acknowledges decisions about visas and appointments are matters for the Nauru government".

However, it is a "serious concern" to Australia "if there has been an abuse of legal process in this matter...given the commitment of both the Australian and Nauru governments to the rule of law as a key democratic and human rights value", the statement added.

An opposition politician in Nauru has called on the Australian Government to make a public stand about the judicial crisis in his country.

Nauru opposition MP Roland Kun says Australia has significant interests on the island with its asylum seeker deal, and needs to make it clear if it supports the Nauru government's actions.

"The Government of Australia should be demanding that the Nauru government restore rule of law if the Australian Government is to maintain its interests on the island," Mr Kun said.

"It is not out of the question for the Australian Government to seek for the Nauru government to restore rule of law on the island and to demonstrate how they are going to do that.

"I do believe that a strong public position will be more beneficial for everyone."

Mr Kun says Australia could use its leverage to back the rule of law in his country.

"The Nauruan government will be put under pressure by the Nauruan population if the Nauruan population becomes aware that the Nauru-Australia relationship might be put under stress by the lack of rule of law on the islands," he said.