As a member of the economics committee, Mr Palmer will get a chance to quiz key officials from Treasury and the Reserve Bank.

The infrastructure committee has in the past examined such issues as the electricity sector, rail, shipping, aviation and the impact of the global financial crisis.

The businessman has been battling with the Queensland government over infrastructure relating to his Galilee Basin coal mine.

He is also taking legal action in a bid not to pay the carbon tax.

Mr Palmer has previously rejected claims that his position as an MP may give rise to conflicts of interest.