# Claim 494

The High Court quashed the warrant but did not order the AFP to hand back or destroy the material seized in the raid.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The High Court quashed the warrant but did not order the AFP to hand back or destroy the material seized in the raid.
- Field: status
- Value: warrant quashed; seized material kept
- About: [incident 2020-australia-high-court-invalidates-smethurst-warrant](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-australia-high-court-invalidates-smethurst-warrant)
- Source: Charges against News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst still possible after High Court throws out AFP warrant. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-15/annika-smethurst-wins-afp-fight-high-court/12147706
- Publisher: ABC News (Australia)
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 2020-04-15

## Quotation from the source

> was thrown out by the High Court on Wednesday, but police will be allowed to keep the materials they seized in the raid.

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