The LNP says Labor’s appointment of a former political director from a left-wing activist group to a Queensland government taxpayer-funded role during the last state election will be referred to the state’s crime watchdog.

State Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington said the appointment of Josh Genner, who worked for GetUp, to a temporary ministerial adviser role at A07 level in Deputy Premier Jackie Trad’s office was a “corruption risk”.

The hiring of Mr Genner was revealed in a letter from the Department of Premier and Cabinet that was among a tranche of ministerial staff documents released under right to information.

GetUp stated that Mr Genner left the organisation in July 2017.

“The appointment of a GetUp political director to a taxpayer-funded position to assist Labor in the 2017 election is a corruption risk,” Ms Frecklington said.