<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A teen accused of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/avalon-airport-locked-down-after-man-attempts-to-board-plane-with-a-gun/49f4c590-9977-4136-a829-7838b99223ae" rel="" target="" title="trying to hijack a commercial flight"><span>trying to hijack a commercial flight</span></a><span> is undergoing brain scans to determine whether he has a neurological condition, a court has been told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 17-year-old boy is still in custody after he was tackled down to the ground and arrested over the March 6 incident at Victoria's second-largest airport.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police allege he climbed through a hole in a fence at Avalon Airport, near Geelong, before making his way on foot to the aircraft about 2.20pm.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/waterloo-investigation-after-man-dies-while-crews-try-to-sedate-him/0e16dfcc-e553-468a-9c4c-f5b35b6dbd99" target="_blank"><strong><span>Man dies in ambulance while police, paramedics try to sedate him</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 160 passengers were on board the Jetstar plane, which was due to fly to Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared via video link at a children's court hearing today, when his lawyer sought a further adjournment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The lawyer told the court the boy had undergone scans of his brain at a regional hospital and was due to have further scans in late August.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-avalon-airport-attempted-jetstar-plane-hijacking-court-brain-scans/ff883289-83e3-426e-9ccf-d7ab25a17a25" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Doctors were assessing whether he had an "organic or physiological neurological condition", the lawyer said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The boy was also being psychologically assessed later this week, although the psychiatrist had flagged he would not provide a report until the scans were completed, the lawyer said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The magistrate allowed the case to be adjourned to October so the medical material could be obtained.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/reserve-bank-of-australia-wants-to-remove-card-surcharges/6e7688de-6866-4470-b716-d886c0cc229a" target="_blank"><strong><span>RBA proposes eliminating card surcharges in new reform</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecutors also successfully applied to withdraw four charges, including allegations the boy stole two 12-gauge shotguns and possessed a long arm firearm without a licence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teen is still facing charges including boarding a commercial aircraft while in possession of a firearm and making threats that he had a bomb in his bag.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During a March hearing, it was revealed a joint counter-terrorism taskforce was investigating the Avalon Airport incident and the boy may have communicated with a foreigner or foreign entity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Federal police successfully obtained a suppression on the identity of the foreigners, as well as the nature or content of the boy's communications.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The nature or contents of documents allegedly found in the accused's vehicle have also been suppressed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The magistrate today extended those suppressions to the next October court date.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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