A public servant who wrote of "homicidal ideations" in a more than 2000-page diary has been granted bail, despite his ex-partner holding "extreme concerns" he will murder her if released.
The victim worries about repercussions for going to police, and claims the man had previously stated he "would kill to protect the diary", the ACT Magistrates Court heard on Tuesday.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been granted bail with conditions including not to contact the victim.
He previously ignored a similar court order, and has pleaded guilty to three charges of contravening a family violence order.
On Tuesday, prosecutor Samuel Carmichael said the victim was "extremely concerned" the man would murder her if granted bail.
"The complainant reports there is a long history of violence in the course of this relationship," he told the court.
Mr Carmichael argued the diary and other text messages showed suicidal and homicidal ideations.
Special magistrate Sean Richter said: "If it is as bad as the prosecution is telling me there should be other offences."
Defence lawyer Tim Sharman told the court his client had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and spent time in hospital as a result.
Mr Sharman argued this "explains a lot of the things" in the man's "private diary".
The lawyer said the man should be granted bail, partly because he was "very, very unlikely to get a term of imprisonment" for the crimes.
Mr Richter labelled the diary entries "a series of very disturbing ideations".
"The charges before the court are not particularly serious ... [but] the background to those charges is much more significant and to some extent disturbing," he said.
The special magistrate granted the man bail, stating the decision was "the most difficult matter".
In July, Detective Sergeant Sam Norman, team leader of ACT Policing's family violence unit, gave evidence to the court.
He said the diary showed concerns about the man's mental health and "acts of preparation of suicide".
"There is a lot of consideration of the purpose of life and other things," Detective Sergeant Norman told the court last month.
"There are parts of the diary that refer to wanting to blow things up, wanting to see people die, wanting to commit murder ... going to hell or heaven if he did complete that.
"[He is] delusional ... there is content in here where there's a level of suspicion, a level of paranoia as well, that is woven into those materials."
In response to questions, the detective said the man had "interests in apocalyptic survivalism ... and he might have a high level of technical capability in that regard".
The officer cited concerns of the man committing murder/suicide and said "any given page" of the diary "carries a level of antipathy" to the man's ex-partner.
The offender is set to be sentenced next month.
- Support is available for those who may be distressed. Phone Lifeline 13 11 14; MensLine 1300 789 978; 1800-RESPECT 1800 737 732; ACT Domestic Violence Crisis Service 6280 0900.
