The man who turned himself into police and confessed to lighting fireworks in two Canberra nightclubs told a judge on Friday he had met God since the explosions and wanted to apologise.
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Scott Wyatt, 31, handed himself in to Gungahlin police station in January - six years after the explosions on February 13, 2011.
The Penrith man had been a suspect at the time, but he denied the acts in a formal police interview and he was never prosecuted.
He was charged with two counts of arson after handing himself in.
Court documents describe how Wyatt had set off fireworks in the Meche and ICBM nightclub bathrooms early that Sunday morning.
One victim told police that while in a cubicle at Meche he saw a large white paper ball with a lit fuse come from another cubicle. It exploded, and the man suffered pain to his ears and a bleeding face.
On Friday Wyatt, also referred to as Scott Hutchinson in court documents, faced a sentencing hearing in the ACT Supreme Court.
The court heard that Wyatt, represented by defence lawyer Katrina Marson, had had success completing programs while in the Alexander Maconochie Centre and was eager to continue rehabilitation.
He was called to give evidence after Acting Justice David Robinson said he wanted to hear what the man planned to do with his life.
"My future is to do the will of God," Wyatt said.
"I had an experience ... changed me from a silly and childish boy and I did an act that made me feel really bad.
"Now my life is to help people."
He said before turning himself in he had come to Canberra and told his parents what he'd done and what he planned to do.
"They thought I was a little bit crazy but I knew it was the right thing to do ... instead of carrying my baggage behind closed doors."
Had he taken drugs since being in prison, the judge asked.
"The honest truth is yes, I have," he replied.
He said he knew he had problems with alcohol and the drug ice.
"That's one of the promises I made to God, I will be drug free and be strong enough to help others to become drug free," he said.
He agreed taking drugs in prison wasn't smart and he needed help.
Wyatt has also been approved for referral to restorative justice.
The territory's restorative justice program is a supervised and mediated discussion between victims of crime and offenders that is held outside court and focuses on the victims.
Wyatt said he wanted to apologise to the victims.
"Because I did something that is not of my nature no more," he said.
"For me to hold it so long destroyed me."
He said the wellbeing of the victims was "my most important thing".
Prosecutor Murray Thomas asked in brief cross-examination how many times Wyatt had taken drugs while in prison since January.
The man held up five fingers in response.
Mr Thomas had earlier tendered a victim impact statement from one man, who described ongoing injuries caused by the fireworks.
Acting Justice Robinson heard from the prosecutor on Friday that there were several options for sentencing Wyatt. These included time in custody, a suspended sentence or deferred sentence.
Wyatt might also be granted bail to attend an intensive rehabilitation program at Karralika, and be sentenced after the program. That would give Wyatt an opportunity to prove himself, Mr Thomas said.
"One can't doubt that Mr Wyatt has been honest [about his drug use] ... but it also indicates the struggle Mr Wyatt is going to have."
The judge agreed to give the defence time to find out if a bed in rehabilitation was soon available. He warned Wyatt that his success or otherwise in rehab could influence his eventual sentence.
The case was adjourned to May 23.
