ABC radio and TV presenter Andy Muirhead has been charged over accessing child pornography.

Australian Federal Police has confirmed computer equipment was seized from the 34-year-old's home in Hobart during a search on Tuesday.

Muirhead, the host of popular ABC program Collectors, has been charged with one count of using the internet to access child pornography.

The ABC was notified late yesterday by Muirhead's management that he had been charged with a serious offence.

ABC Corporate Affairs says Muirhead has taken unpaid leave.

He will not present Collectors on ABC TV nor the breakfast program on ABC Local Radio in Hobart pending the outcome of the legal proceedings.

The Collectors program on ABC1 will be off air until further notice.

Muirhead will appear in Hobart Magistrates Court on August 2.