A man accused of threatening to kill a federal MP will spend at least the weekend behind bars following a brief court hearing in Queensland.
Simon Geoffrey Raymond, 39, of no fixed address, has been in custody since being arrested by the federal police at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday.
Raymond was charged with two counts of using a carriage service to make a threat to kill and five counts of using carriage service to menace.
The charges mostly related to emails sent and phone calls made to National Party MP Anne Webster, who holds the seat of Mallee in Victoria's northwest, between March 6 and April 25 this year.
In court documents police allege the phone calls and emails, all originating from the Darwin area, followed repeated previous correspondence and contained threats to kill that were intended to leave Dr Webster in fear of the threats being carried out.
One alleged threat was made at 11.43pm on April 14 and the documents state that emails sent the previous month would be regarded by a reasonable person as being harassing, threatening or menacing due to the tone of the words used and demands made.
During a brief mention in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday, Raymond's solicitor, John Lee, asked for the matter to be adjourned.
"There are some ongoing conversations with (prosecutors) in relation to bail so we seek the matter to be adjourned to Monday so those issues can be resolved," Mr Lee said.
Counsel for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Suki Bloom, did not oppose the adjournment.
Mr Lee said Raymond would likely appear in person if he was still in police custody or by video link if he was moved to a remand centre before Monday.
Mr Lee confirmed to acting magistrate Michelle May that a mental health court liaison report was being prepared.
