QUEENSLAND'S opposition leader says Premier Campbell Newman must have been told about complaints against suspended MP Scott Driscoll.
The rookie MP was suspended from the Liberal National Party (LNP) this week after months of allegations of improper business dealings.
He's accused of writing to Woolworths in November on behalf of the Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association, which he previously headed but denies controlling since becoming an MP.
State Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says Mr Newman must have been made aware of the allegations.
"Why would the Liberal National Party not tell the premier that there were issues surrounding the member for Redcliffe?" she told reporters in Cairns on Wednesday.
"It is quite clear now that the LNP is running a protection racket around Scott Driscoll."
Ms Palaszczuk says the LNP should report the allegations to the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
She says Mr Newman hasn't reacted to the reports "in the right way" and should take responsibility for Mr Driscoll.
"Does no one in government accept any responsibility for what has been happening in relation to this member?"
However, Mr Newman insists the government has dealt with the issue appropriately.
"I'm really happy that we've suspended him from the party, and he's no longer a member of the government and the matters can be investigated," he said.
Mr Newman didn't say when, or if, the LNP passed on allegations about the MP to him.
"As far as I'm concerned the matters have been dealt with properly.
"Every time an allegation has been made it's been referred to the relevant authorities."
LNP President Bruce McIver was more than cagey when questioned about how the party dealt with Woolworths' concerns.
Mr McIver continually repeated his mantra that "all the information has been given to the relevant authorities".
But he would not say who passed on the information, when it was passed on, or what authorities he was talking about.
Mr McIver did say, however, that the LNP didn't relay Woolworths' concerns to Mr Newman in November when they come to light.
"The information that we had was not something that we had to pass on to the premier at that time," he said.
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