A 26-year-old Sydney man was allegedly trying to travel to a foreign conflict zone - possibly in Bangladesh - to engage in terrorist acts, a court has heard.
The state's counter-terrorism squad swooped on the man's Ingleburn home in the city's southwest on Saturday morning, the AFP said.
He was taken to Campbelltown Police station and charged with three offences - two of them terror-related.
Court documents show the man was allegedly preparing and planning for a terrorist act between September 2015 and February 2016.
It is also alleged that during April 2015 and February 2016 he was having conversations about travelling to declared areas to engage in hostile activities as well as enquiring about getting weapons and material on how to make weapons, court papers show.
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In September 2015 he also allegedly tried to export Tier 1 goods contrary to the Customs Act, documents show.
The accused was stopped at Sydney Airport in February 2016 from travelling to Bangladesh after border force officials found extremist ideology items in his luggage and on his electronic devices.
The AFP described the investigation as "complex" and "lengthy".
There is no current or impending threat to the community, AFP Assistant Commissioner Ian McCartney said in a statement on Sunday.
If convicted, the 26-year-old faces life in prison.
He did not appear at Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday and did not apply for bail, which was formally refused.
A commonwealth prosecutor indicated the man's lawyer Adam Houda would prepare a brief of evidence within the next six weeks.
Magistrate Bailey adjourned the matter until August 14.
