Bail matter adjourned for 13yo boy charged with violent extremist offences

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 11:45am

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 11:45am

In short:

The court matter of a 13-year-old boy charged with violent extremist offences has been adjourned.

On Monday, police said the boy posed an "imminent threat" to a local school.

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The bail application was adjourned until the boy could be released from hospital.

The bail application for a 13-year-old Queensland boy who was allegedly preparing to carry out an attack at a local school has been adjourned until later this month.

The boy was expected to appear in the Hervey Bay Children's Court today, but this could not be facilitated in person or via video link.

The boy has been charged with one count each of preparation or planning to cause death or grievous bodily harm and possessing or controlling violent extremist material obtained or accessed using a carriage of service.

Defence Barrister Clem Van Der Weegen said his client wanted to appear in court in person.

Mr Van Der Weegen said he spoke with his client's doctor, who said he would not be discharged from hospital until he was "at no risk to himself or others", which was likely to be next week.

Magistrate John Milburn ordered that the matter be transferred to Maryborough Children's Court on Wednesday, June 17, and that the full brief of evidence be provided by July 24.

The teenager was first arrested on May 28 after police were called to a service station on Saltwater Creek Road in Maryborough to reports that a person with a knife was threatening staff.

He was taken into custody, dealt with under the Youth Justice Act, and released.

Following further investigations, counter terrorism detectives searched a Maryborough home on Saturday and seized several electronic devices.

The boy was then charged with two violent extremist offences.