Jackie Trad faces fresh CCC allegations
The Queensland opposition has again referred former treasurer and deputy premier Jackie Trad to the state's corruption watchdog, this time over allegations about her role in the hiring of a senior Treasury official.
Deputy LNP leader Tim Mander told Parliament on Thursday morning he had asked the Crime and Corruption Commission to look into claims from a "whistleblower" that Ms Trad had interfered in the under treasurer recruitment process in 2019.
Jackie Trad in 2015, just weeks after she became deputy premier. Credit:Robert Shakespeare
Mr Mander said the independent recruitment process had initially chosen former Commonwealth Bank executive Leon Allen for the role, which ended up being awarded to Frankie Carroll.
"This type of behaviour can not be tolerated," he said.
Mr Carroll has since moved on to another department.
Asked to release the original selection panel report on Wednesday, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said if the opposition had "any evidence or a whistleblower" it should refer the matter to the CCC.
The new allegations mark the third time Ms Trad has been referred to the watchdog this term.
An earlier investigation cleared the South Brisbane MP of corrupt conduct in relation to her failure to declare a house purchase.
Ms Trad stood down from the front bench after she was alerted of a further probe into the recruitment of the Inner City South State Secondary College principal this year.
That investigation also cleared the MP of corrupt conduct.
Ms Trad's office and the CCC have been contacted for comment.
- with Stuart Layt