EVEN a multi-millionaire politician can struggle to find a park in Brisbane these days apparently.

A Rolls Royce Phantom convertible - with the registration plate ""Nickel" -- which is regularly used by the mining and tourism magnate Clive Palmer, was parked in a disabled bay yesterday - with a ticket slipped under the wipers.

A passer-by who photographed the luxury coupe at Alfred St in Fortitude Valley told The Courier-Mail he saw Mr Palmer in a building nearby.

The member for Fairfax, who pledged to raise the disability pension level during the election campaign, did not respond to a request to comment last night.

The $220 fine won't worry Mr Palmer, whose wealth is estimated at $937 million, but disability campaigners were last night angered and disappointed.

"It certainly does not send a good message and it does not sit well with the disabled community. They see it as a slap in the face,'' said Alicia Wright, who runs the online "No Permit No Park'' campaign to stop other drivers using disability spots.

"It undermines every effort that I've put in to the campaign. I've been meeting MPs for the last 12 months to encourage education.''

Meanwhile, Mr Palmer plans to seek permission from Immigration Minister Scott Morrison to visit the detention centre on Christmas Island.

He said he was determined to ensure the children of asylum seekers were not denied a happy childhood just because their parents had been forced to seek refuge in Australia.

"I have always believed that keeping children behind bars was wrong but the birth of my daughter Lucy last month has renewed by commitment to these kids," Mr Palmer said.

"Whether they took this dangerous voyage with their parents, or were born in detention, every child deserves a safe and loving upbringing with a range of experiences, not just the inside of a cell or an exercise yard."