A Melbourne teenager who allegedly had bomb-making manuals and explosives in his bedroom will remain in custody.
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 after a police raid on his Melbourne home on May 8.
He did not appear when his case came up briefly in Children's Court on Monday before being adjourned to August 3.
The teen was remanded in custody until then.
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, and prosecutors say the threat posed was one of the closest Victoria had ever come to an attack.
The teenager is due to face a committal hearing in September.
If he is ordered 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 Victorian Supreme Court.
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