AAP
Queensland’s crime watchdog has cleared Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman of breaching disclosure rules while he was Brisbane’s lord mayor.
Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser asked the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) last week to look at whether Mr Newman properly declared his personal financial interests when he was in the city’s top job.
In a statement on Thursday, the CMC said it had assessed the complaint and Mr Newman had no case to answer.
“The CMChas concluded that Mr Newman did not breach any disclosure requirements and, therefore, no further action will be taken in relation to this matter,” it said.
Mr Fraser had asked the CMC to look at whether Mr Newman had breached the City of Brisbane Act by failing to disclose some personal financial information.
He said Mr Newman had questions to answer about his failure to directly disclose two luxury units in north Queensland, owned by a family company in which he holds a share.
But the CMC found Mr Newman “was not required by law to disclose any interest in relation to five potential breaches”, including the holiday units.
Mr Newman has accused Labor of going to the CMC for political purposes, after a month of intense scrutiny of his personal financial interests and those of his family.