The media organisations had also sought to gain access to court documents about the case but Ms Philipson said she had no power to impose orders on the registrar, who receives and manages court paperwork.

“Where is my power to direct the registrar to do anything?” Ms Philipson said.

The high-profile man was excused from appearing in person and Mr Hoare said there had been issues with some elements of the prosecution’s electronic brief of evidence not functioning.

Mr Hoare said prosecutors had sought a forensic download of evidence and a further statement from an expert and his client’s legal team would need six weeks to examine the prosecution’s brief of evidence.

“We will be requesting six weeks to review the entirety of the brief and to be in a position to inform the court as to how this matter will progress and the next mention,” Mr Hoare said.

Ms Friedewald did not oppose the length of the adjournment and said it was appropriate as prosecutors needed a month to prepare their report.

Ms Philipson granted an application for the matter to be adjourned until April 5 at Toowoomba Magistrates Court, extended the accused man’s bail and excused him from appearing in person at the next hearing.

The media organisations’ lawyer, Zander Croft, said outside court that his clients would continue to pursue their application to name the accused man.

Mr Croft said the one application that was dismissed would not affect other applications to name the accused and to grant access to court documents.

“The next stage would be that the application will be heard at a committal hearing… if it proceeds to a committal,” Mr Croft said.