Naveed Akram faces 59 charges following a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach that resulted in the deaths of 15 individuals and left 41 others injured on Sunday.

The 24-year-old regained consciousness in the hospital yesterday after being critically wounded in an alleged exchange of gunfire with law enforcement.

This afternoon, the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes NSW Police, the AFP, ASIO, and the NSW Crime Commission, formally charged Akram with multiple offenses.

The charges encompass 15 counts of murder, executing a terrorist act, 40 counts of causing serious injury with intent to kill, discharging a firearm with the intent to inflict grievous harm, showcasing a prohibited terrorist organization symbol publicly, and placing an explosive device near a building intending to cause harm.

Earlier today, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon mentioned that authorities awaited Akram’s recovery before proceeding with the charges.

“For us to do that, it’s important that he has appropriate cognitive ability at the time when you’re on medication, we would argue for his fairness,” he said at a press conference.

“We need to make sure that he’s able to understand exactly what’s happening.”

Investigators will allege officers arrived to find Naveed and his father Sajid Akram, 50, using long arms to fire into crowds of people when they called to Bondi Beach after 6.40pm on Sunday.

Several officers exchanged shots with the accused gunmen, and two officers were shot in the process.

The alleged nine-minute assault came to an end when Sajid was shot dead, and Naveed was critically shot and hospitalised under police custody. 

A total of 15 people were killed, aged 10 to 87, and 41 more were injured.

Police will allege in court that Naveed committed actions that caused death, serious injury and endangered life to advance a religious cause and cause fear in the community.

“Early investigations indicate it was an alleged terrorist attack inspired by ISIS, a listed terrorist organisation in Australia,” a NSW Police statement reads.

Naveed will remain in hospital under police guard until he faces court via a livestream from his bedside later today.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett earlier said early investigations indicate that no other individual is expected to face charges.

“There is no evidence to suggest other individuals were involved in this attack, however, we caution that this could change given it is early in our investigation,” she said.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14.

For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800.

Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis.