A teen who allegedly had bomb-making manuals and explosives in his bedroom will remain in custody until the courts decide what to do with him.
The 17-year-old is accused of planning to commit a terrorist attack, possessing things connected with a terrorist act and failing to provide a password following a police raid on his Melbourne home on May 8.
A Children's Court judge ruled on Monday that the youth should remain in custody until his next routine court appearance in July.
He will face a committal hearing in September where it will be determined if there is sufficient evidence for him to stand trial.
If the teen is committed to stand trial, he will face a charge that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.
Because that goes beyond the Children's Court jurisdiction, which imposes a maximum three-year sentence the case would be heard in the Supreme Court.
In the meantime, the Children's Court remains responsible for decisions about the teen's custody.
An Australian Federal Police agent has previously told the court the teenager allegedly had pipe bombs and pressure cooker bomb-making manuals in military-strength encrypted computer files.
One was allegedly titled "How to build a bomb in the kitchen of your mum".
Police allege they found bomb ingredients during raids on the boy's home on May 8.
Prosecutors say the threat posed by the teenager was one of the closest Victoria had ever come to an attack.
The teen's case will return to the Children's Court on July 13.
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