Newman must release Caltabiano's CV: Labor

THE Queensland premier must release the CV of a senior bureaucrat accused of misleading a parliamentary committee, the Labor opposition says.

Michael Caltabiano on Thursday stood down on full pay from his $500,000 a year post as transport and main roads director-general.

The parliamentary ethics committee will investigate concerns he may have misled a budget estimates hearing about his relationship with departmental liaison officer Ben Gommers - the son of Arts Minister Ros Bates.

Mr Gommers, who earns up to $105,000 a year, is currently the subject of a Crime and Misconduct Commission investigation into his employment with Mr Caltabiano's department.

During a transport estimates committee hearing last week, Mr Caltabiano said he had known Mr Gommers personally, not professionally.

But media reports allege Mr Caltabiano was named, alongside Mr Gommers, on the register of lobbying firm Entre Vous.

Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says there's a stench of scandal.

"I call on the premier to immediately release this CV to the media and the public," she told reporters in Brisbane on Friday.

"This CV will clearly state yes or no if Michael Caltabiano worked at Entre Vous."

Ms Palaszczuk said the government had moved at a "snail's pace" on the matter, and only took action after intense media attention.

"The premier didn't have to wait for a week to take action," she said.

"He had four hours during that ethics committee hearing ... all the premier had to ask was, 'did Michael Caltabiano work at Entre Vous?'"

Asked if the matter should be referred to the Crime and Misconduct Commission, Ms Palaszczuk said she was confident in the bipartisan ethics committee.

But she said it probably should not be a private investigation.

"If it's the public interest it can be public, and there is a lot of interest at the moment," she said.

Earlier, the LNP MP who heads the ethics committee said he wasn't in a position to detail the specific allegations against Mr Caltabiano.

Alex Douglas said the matter involved an element of privilege, which could mean a lot of things.

"It could mean anything from that a question was answered incorrectly to elements of deliberately misleading our people," Dr Douglas said.

"It has to be confidential. You can prejudice any matter at any point in time by declaring exactly what may or may not occur."

He said the committee would take submissions on the matter, and would report back to parliament, which would make a decision on what action, if any, would be taken against Mr Caltabiano.

Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said the government was determined to investigate any claims of wrongdoing in a fair and open way.

"I heard Dr Douglas this morning, who is the chair of that committee, and it's obvious that we're making sure we uphold the standards that we always said we would in opposition," he told reporters on Friday.

"I think Dr Douglas pointed out this morning that the government does not have the numbers on the ethics committee, with an independent in there as well.

"I'm also confident the proper processes will be followed."

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