The AFP has reportedly asked the ABC to hand over footage and information from reports on the spying scandal, including unedited footage of interviews with Mr Collaery.
Mr Collaery revealed in interviews with the media that the then spy had been involved in operations to plant listening devices in East Timorese Government offices during delicate oil and gas treaty negotiations.
In March of this year Attorney-General George Brandis confirmed the spy agency conducted raids on Mr Collaery's home and offices, and agents took documents and electronic media.
But Senator Brandis denied at the time it was to impede the East Timor case..
"The warrants were issued by me on the grounds that the documents contained intelligence related to security matters," he said in a statement.
"I have seen reports this evening containing allegations that the warrants were issued in order to affect or impede the current arbitration between Australia and Timor-Leste at The Hague. Those allegations are wrong.
"I have instructed ASIO that the material taken into possession is not under any circumstances to be communicated to those conducting those proceedings on behalf of Australia."
The statement was issued after Mr Collaery told the ABC that people identifying themselves as Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) agents raided his office and home in Canberra, taking electronic and paper files.
Mr Collaery has been working for East Timor, which accuses the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) of secretly recording East Timorese ministers and officials during delicate oil-and-gas negotiations in Dili in 2004 for the Timor Sea resources treaty.
East Timor is pursuing international arbitration in The Hague to have the 2006 treaty overturned.
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