Collar bomb hoax suspect in Sydney jail

Collar bomb hoax suspect Paul Douglas Peters will remain in custody for almost two months after he decided not to apply for bail at a Sydney court hearing today.

Peters, 50, was flown in from Los Angeles early on Saturday and was expected to appear via videolink but the magistrate did not require him to do so, AAP reports.

He is accused of breaking into a family's mansion on August 3 on Sydney's exclusive North Shore and terrorizing a school girl by strapping a fake collar bomb to her neck.

Madeleine Pulver, 18, who had been at home studying, endured 10 hours with the fake device strapped to her neck.

The hoax was allegedly part of an extortion attempt on the Pulver family.

Peters' lawyer has previously said his client will plead not guilty to all charges.

Peters chose not to fight his extradition to Australia, ABC reports.

Prosecutor Fiona Rowbotham said a brief of police facts will be served by November 5 and Peters will appear at Sydney's Central Local Court on November 17.

Neither Ms Rowbotham or Peters' lawyers would comment outside court, AAP reports.

Peters arrived under guard in Sydney on a Qantas A380 from Los Angeles shortly before 7am today, Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Shortly afterwards, he was formally charged with a string of offenses.

He has been charged with kidnapping, special aggravated break enter and commit serious indictable offense, and demand property with intent to steal.

An international effort to track down the investment banker led to his arrest by a SWAT team in Louisville, Kentucky on August 15.

NSW Police arrived a week ago in Louisville, where Peters has been in custody since his arrest, ABC reports.

Detective Superintendent Luke Moore said he had great admiration for the way Ms Pulver had dealt with such a traumatic situation.

"The job is far from done and the courts will now make their determination. I am very pleased that we have been able to bring this matter to where we are today relatively swiftly," he said.