Home Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said taking the matter to the Australian courts was being considered if the government was not satisfied with decisions made by Canberra.
He said the courts were the final arbiter of the law, whether in Malaysia, Australia or any other country.
He said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General (AG) were discussing the matter.
"The government feels strongly that he (Sirul) should be brought back," he said in a press conference today after a working visit of the Penang police headquarters.
Sirul is one of two policemen convicted of the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006, the other being his superior, ex-chief inspector Azilah Hadri.
Both members of the Special Action Squad (UTK) were handed the death sentence in 2009 but were let off the hook by the Court of Appeal in 2013 following their application to overturn the High Court decision.
This led to the prosecution to counter appeal the decision with the Federal Court, which on Tuesday upheld the High Court decision to hang both men for the murder of the Mongolian woman. Sirul did not appear, with records showing he had left for Australia last year.
Bringing him back may prove to be a complicated affair as Australian law forbids extradition of persons to face the death penalty.
Wan Junaidi urged Canberra to respect the jurisdiction of the Malaysian courts.
He said the Malaysian authorities had the right to bring Sirul back.
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