Authorities believe a Melbourne teenager who had a terror charge related to an alleged Anzac Day plot against him dropped is still a threat.
Harun Causevic will be forced to wear a GPS tracking device for the next 12 months after the Australian Federal Police requested a control order be placed on him.
Federal Circuit Court Judge Norah Hartnett approved the order, stating "the Court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that making the order would substantially assist in preventing a terrorist act."
Causevic, 18, spent 127 days in a maximum security prison charged with planning an alleged Anzac Day terror attack in Melbourne, but the terror charge was later dropped and he pleaded guilty to three weapons possession charges.
"The AFP does not consider the conditions onerous in the context that they are intended to ensure the protection of the Australian community," an Australian Federal Police spokesman told AAP in a statement on Thursday.
The AFP argued in its application that Causevic continues to hold extremist views and has shown no remorse.
Its application says Causevic was observed engaging in reconnaissance of the Shrine of Remembrance and the Dandenong RSL on April 15 before acquiring knives from an acquaintance and was seen on different occasions waving a black Shahada flag - which is closely linked to Islamic State.
It also details his friendship with Numan Haider, who was shot dead by police outside the Endeavour Hills Police Station last year.
"In light of the current threat environment, including the heightened risk of `lone wolf' attacks in Australia ... Mr Causevic presents a risk to the safety and welfare of the public," the application says.
Under the control order, Causevic must wear the electronic GPS monitoring device for the next year, adhere to a strict curfew and reside at his Hampton Park home.
He is also banned from going within 500 metres of any Australian airport or port, within 100 metres of the Shrine of Remembrance, the Dandenong RSL clubhouse or any military establishment.
If any of the orders are breached, Causevic faces a maximum five years in jail.
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