Law used to justify Annika Smethurst raid unconstitutional, her lawyers say

Journalist’s legal team say law criminalises publications that are merely embarrassing to government

The law used to justify the raid on the home of Annika Smethurst is unconstitutional, the journalist’s lawyers have argued.

In submissions to the high court challenging the validity of the search warrant, Smethurt’s legal team said the offence breaches the implied freedom of political communication because it criminalises publications that are merely embarrassing to the government.

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