QLD Warrant relying on false statement?

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Hello,
I have an x girlfriend who has some mental disorders such as autism and borderline personality disorder, and throughout our relationship she was highly abusive, and made threats that if I left her she would make accusations about me to ruin my life and reputation.
She knows about previous convictions I have and that it would be easy for people to believe the claims she makes because of that.
I stayed in the relation ship out of fear until she became a physical life threatening risk to me and others I love.
When I broke up with her, she tried to ruin my reputation with people I love by telling them all I'm a paedophile and that I want to r**e children, and that I view child pornography.
Most everyone blocked her because they knew about these threats.
I told her that I would get a dvo if she did not stop contact with me and my family.
She stopped, but said she could go to the police instead.
Furthermire, her psychiatrist called the police because he felt my life may be in danger from her.
She made a statement to the police, and the police executed a search warrant to seize my property and search it for child exploitation material.

The police have found no evidence in their initial checks, and say they will hold on to my property for a long time while they continue combing through it...

My question:
Is it possible under these circumstances to challenge the legitimacy of the evidence presented to obtain the warrant if they are indeed relying on the statement of a person who has an obvious vandetta against me and who is currently under a dvo order I filed against her, and where the police are aware that she has threatened me, and that her psychiatrist had reason to believe she may retaliate toward me for breaking up with her?
I am not going to get my stuff back for several months otherwise.
 

Rod

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You can make a complaint to the police, or apply to the courts for an order to return your property.

I don't like your chances under either scenario.