Qld corruption watchdog changes unveiled

QUEENSLAND'S attorney-general is amending a controversial proposal to overhaul the state's corruption watchdog.

The legislation originally gave the government free rein to choose the Crime and Misconduct Commission's chair, removing the need for bipartisan approval.

But after a public backlash and recommendations from a parliamentary legal affairs committee, Jarrod Bleijie says a parliamentary oversight committee will now be given veto powers.

That committee, however, is weighted with government MPs.

"Providing the committee with a right of veto is what most interstate jurisdictions have opted for, therefore the government accepts the recommendation," he told parliament.

Mr Bleijie says he would also amend his bill, so the CMC doesn't have to prioritise fighting crime over corruption.

"It is prudent to remove the reference to the commission's primary and secondary purpose."

The CMC has been under fire for more than a year, after releasing and shredding thousands of documents from the landmark late-1980s Fitzgerald inquiry, including highly confidential criminal files.

Mr Bleijie acknowledged that his changes had sparked great debate and controversy, but nevertheless weighed in with an unprecedented attack.

He argued that without his intervention, the CMC would have driven itself into the ground and had warped priorities.

"It oozed incompetence," he said.

"It had lost focus.

"It is the most unaccountable body in Australia, certainly Queensland.

"It's time to end the shenanigans occurring and the maladministration."

Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said Premier Campbell Newman and his attorney-generally were arrogantly trashing Tony Fitzgerald's legacy.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," she said.

"We cannot trust the LNP to appoint the commissioners."

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