Draft laws to stop media from publishing corruption allegations ahead of elections have been dumped by the Palaszczuk government following heated backlash.

The proposed laws, introduced to State Parliament on Thursday, would make it a crime for media outlets to report allegations referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission during the caretaker period in the lead-up to state and local government elections.

The offence would have carried fines of up to $6672 or six months' imprisonment.

Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath withdrew the proposal fewer than 24 hours after introducing it to Parliament, following widespread condemnation by the media.

Ms D'Ath said the legislation was dumped "given the limited time for the parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee to consider the law changes the CCC seeks".

"The CCC bill introduced yesterday in State Parliament is withdrawn," she confirmed in a statement.

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