A man has appeared in court over the high-profile 2009 killings of five members of the Lin family in their Sydney home.

Detectives arrested 47-year-old Robert Xie at a home in North Epping at 9am today.

Min Lin and his 43-year-old wife Yun Li "Lillie" Lin.

He was taken to Parramatta police station and charged with five counts of murder.

Mr Xie did not appear during a briefing hearing at Parramatta Local Court today.