The mother of one of Australia's most wanted fugitives has been committed to stand trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice and providing false information about her son's disappearance.
Markis Scott Turner was the alleged mastermind of a major cocaine smuggling operation.
He and a number of Colombian nationals were arrested in 2011 after the Australian Federal Police (AFP) allegedly found more than 70 kilograms of the drug in barrels of hydraulic oil in Mackay in north Queensland.
Mr Turner was due to face trial in September 2015, but failed to appear.
His mother, Elizabeth Anne Turner, lost her $450,000 surety, after previously telling the court she believed her son had taken his own life, but a two-year hunt by AFP officers found him in the Philippines.
It has been alleged Ms Turner purchased a yacht for her son, which he used to flee Australia.
She was today ordered to stand trial in the District Court on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice and providing false information.
The Mackay Magistrates Court heard Mr Turner had sought parts for a yacht in the weeks before he disappeared.
Former spare parts business owner Geoff Walsh, who had several dealings with Mr Turner, told the court Mr Turner brought in a rusted starter motor in search of a replacement in August 2015.
Mr Walsh told the court the model was commonly used for marine purposes, saying it could have been used on a vessel up to 12 metres in length.
He said Mr Turner told him he had needed it for a boat.
"He said he was going on a trip, but I didn't ask him where he was going," Mr Walsh told the hearing.
"I got the impression he wanted it to get going fairly quickly.
"From the conversation, I can recall he indicated that he was going to spend a considerable time at sea.
"There were words to the effect that he didn't want it to break down while at sea."
The AFP launched a two-year investigation into Mr Turner's whereabouts in 2015, and he was found in the Philippines.
Mr Turner remains in custody in the Philippines awaiting an extradition hearing.
Ms Turner did not enter any pleas and will face the District Court later this year.
She did not make any comment as she left the Mackay Courthouse on bail.
