LNP MP Stephen Bennett has been found to be in contempt of parliament after he allowed mining lobbyists to author his recommended amendments to a mining bill he was charged with reviewing.

Mr Bennett, who is the deputy chair of the Agriculture and Environment Committee, was accused of leaking a draft committee report looking at the government's Chain of Responsibility laws - legislation that, sparked by the Queensland Nickel closure, aimed to ensure resource companies paid for environmental clean ups, even if in liquidation, to the Queensland Resources Council.

South Burnett MP Stephen Bennett.

The bill was subject to pages of amendments after a short consultation process, with the parliament running against the clock of the pending liquidation of Clive Palmer's Townsville nickel refinery.

Mr Bennett was part of the committee that was making recommendations on the bill to the parliament. On April 14 Mr Bennett sent an email to his committee colleagues detailing his proposed recommendation response to the draft report.