Talalelei Pauga is accused of making a false declaration on a passenger arrival card when he entered the country in January
The Samoa Observer said the 41-year-old appeared before District Court Judge, Leota Raymond Schuster, for mention.
The judge ordered the defendant to surrender his passport, and adjourned the case to mid-May.
Mr Pauga threw a pig's head at Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi in Brisbane last year.