A 59-year-old man accused of illegally crossing into Western Australia via an outback dirt road has appeared in court.
The Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court heard that Rikard Buzinkic had applied for a travel exemption in June but was refused.
Police alleged he entered WA from South Australia this week and attempted to cross the Nullarbor on a dirt track known as the Trans Access Road.
The remote road runs parallel to the Trans-Australian Railway Line.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Kirsten Addiscott told the court the man's car ran out of fuel near Forrest, and he was spotted by a train driver.
She said the man would not provide information to police regarding the incident.
Mental health assessment ordered
Mr Buzinkic appeared via video link from custody in Kalgoorlie.
As he was addressed by Magistrate Erin O'Donnell, Mr Buzinkic, who was wearing a face mask, shouted continuously.
Snr Cst. Addiscott told the court there were concerns for his mental health.
"He's been very erratic … he's been speaking about aliens and a lot of conspiracy theories," she said.
Magistrate O'Donnell ordered the man be taken for a mental health assessment.
After she was provided with the assessment report, the judge ordered the man be remanded in custody at the Frankland Centre — a secure forensic mental health facility in Perth.
He is due to reappear in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court next week on the charge of failed to comply with a direction.
The case was heard on the same day a 28-year-old Perth woman won an appeal against a six-month prison sentence for breaching border rules.
She admitted to sneaking across the WA border, hidden inside a truck.
