A Canberra-based bikie boss accused of ordering "minions" to carry out a series of shootings has been refused bail two days in a row, with a magistrate finding it "impossible" to put adequate conditions in place.
Michael Clark, 34, was arrested at Canberra Hospital on Wednesday, hours after his partner gave birth to their son.
He was refused bail in the ACT and extradited on Thursday to NSW, where he is charged with directing and participating in a criminal group, as well as supplying a prohibited firearm and ammunition.
It was revealed on Friday that the man police allege is the Nomads' national president intends to plead not guilty to all counts.
Police say Mr Clark, who claims to have retired from the presidency, "gave the green light" for three shootings that took place within three hours in the Batemans Bay area last year. He is also alleged to have provided the shotgun and ammunition used.
Police documents tendered in court say that late on December 1, a number of bullets were fired at a home in a drive-by shooting.
Early the next morning, the home and car of a man who is said to have owed Mr Clark money was sprayed with seven bullets.
The third shooting allegedly involved blanks being fired at a car and motorcycle.
Mr Clark applied for bail in Goulburn Local Court on Friday, when a prosecutor said the 34-year-old faced a long jail sentence if convicted in the "strong" case.
The prosecutor admitted his submissions about the evidence provided by witnesses were "cloak and dagger", but said that was necessary to shield the identities of those people.
"To have the national president of an outlaw motorcycle gang know that you have provided a statement against them puts your life at risk," he said.
The prosecutor argued that Mr Clark should be remanded in custody because he was just as dangerous with a mobile phone as his "minions" could be with a gun.
"It only takes a single text, a single phone call, to get the go-ahead for someone to commit serious violence," he said.
He said while Mr Clark claimed to have retired, the evidence pointed towards him still being the Nomads' national president.
Mr Clark was unemployed, yet lived in a penthouse suite in Kingston and had assets "well above his means". This was proof, the prosecutor said, that Mr Clark had the ability to "disappear" to evade justice if bailed.
Mr Clark was also allegedly found to own 14 phones and a number of encrypted Ciphers, which the prosecutor suggested were used to conduct gang business.
Defence lawyer Peter Woodhouse insisted Mr Clark had retired and said there was no proof the 34-year-old had ordered the shootings or supplied the gun in question.
He told the court upwards of $200,000 was available as security and Mr Clark was not a flight risk because of strong ties to the ACT.
Mr Woodhouse also said there had been no evidence of witness intimidation or interference with evidence in the nine months since the shootings, and even claimed the identities of those who had provided witness statements was "no mystery" to Mr Clark.
"It is a weak case," he said.
Magistrate Geraldine Beattie refused bail on grounds including the likelihood of Mr Clark interfering with witnesses or evidence.
She said it was not realistic for police to effectively monitor all means of communication that would be available to Mr Clark, who was allegedly "the lynchpin" directing others to commit violent acts, in the community.
Mr Clark is expected to next appear in court in Batemans Bay on September 14.
