Woman accused of taking children extradited to NSW

A woman has been extradited to NSW after being accused of taking three children and fleeing to Queensland.

The 36-year-old was also refused bail after allegedly executing a "pre-meditated and calculated" plan to remove the kids before hindering police efforts to locate them.

The woman, who cannot be named, was flown to Sydney after appearing in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Defence barrister Peter Lange did not oppose the extradition but applied for bail, saying the woman was not a flight risk ahead of her appearance in Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday.

He said the woman knew that her co-accused had been arrested in January and that it was likely going to happen to her but still didn't flee.

Mr Lange, speaking via phone link, also revealed the woman had a 12-week-old baby currently under care of Queensland's Child Safety services.

He said the woman was expressing milk that was being delivered to the baby, who is not involved in the charges.

However police prosecutor Eddie Fraser opposed bail, saying the woman had been aware of a NSW arrest warrant for some time and had told officers she had no intention of returning to Sydney.

"She has been actively avoiding these matters in the hope that they would be not dealt with," he told the court.

"It is calculated, brazen and a flagrant disregard for the safety and the welfare of the children.

"The defendant shows a flagrant propensity to be a serious flight risk."

The woman is alleged to have in November indicated to NSW's Department of Communities and Justice her intent to take the children from their care, travel to Brisbane and "not return".

"On one occasion it is alleged the accused tried to remove the children from a supervised visit however was stopped by a supervisor," Mr Fraser said.

The woman carried out premeditated steps over a number of weeks in order to take the children interstate against the department's permission late last year, he said.

The woman allegedly then gave police the "run around", hindering their efforts to locate the children by turning off her mobile phone and using vehicles that did not belong to her.

"Police hold serious concerns for the potential future incidents that may unfold if the defendant is granted bail and is given the opportunity to remove the children again," Mr Fraser said.

He also touched on the woman's NSW criminal history, saying she had accused a former partner of sending threatening messages and images which suggested she was being stalked in February 2022.

Police later discovered the woman had created and sent the messages to herself.

Magistrate Patricia Kirkman-Scroope denied bail, saying the woman had gone to great lengths to remove the children and had an "ability to manipulate systems".

"She seems to have this ability to duck and weave to avoid confronting her conduct. There is a risk she may not appear (in Sydney court) on Thursday," she said.