DEPUTY Premier Jeff Seeney has continued to fire shots following yesterday's threat to change the law to prevent the Crime and Misconduct Commission from interfering in the political process.

Speaking on ABC radio Friday morning, Mr Seeney said investigations around political issues should not be publicly disclosed until there was an outcome and that in his view the CMC was being used to add credibility to "grubby'' political accusations.

"The CMC can investigate the complaint but they shouldn't either confirm or deny it,'' he said.

"They shouldn't make public statements about it. They should get on with the job and investigate it and if they find something untoward they should take whatever action is necessary.''

Mr Seeney questioned what public good it served the CMC by coming out and "confirming they are investigating a young bloke that has been appointed to a job in the current debate''.

He was referring to a CMC investigation into possible official misconduct relating to a Queensland transport department appointment.

The CMC has not named the person at the centre of the investigation, but The Courier-Mail this week revealed it to be Ben Gommers, 25, the son of Arts Minister Ros Bates.

A spokeswoman for the CMC said the watchdog was independent and apolitical.

"At no time during the election campaign or since has any decision or public statement been politically motivated,'' she said.

"Just because it's inevitable that some of the CMC's decisions will have political consequences, that does not mean they were made for partisan reasons.

"No CMC decision is ever made for partisan political reasons.''

On Thursday, Mr Seeney told a press conference the government would look at legislation in regards to the CMC.

He also urged the CMC to make its own changes.

"They need to protect their own credibility. This is not the first time this has happened," he said.

"I have raised this issue a number of times before and the Chairman of the CMC came to see me about it and we had a robust discussion about it. But what has happened today reinforces the view I have expressed before - it continues to happen."

Mr Seeney said "the CMC should be aware for the potential for players in the political campaign to make complaints to the CMC and then to use that in the political argument".

"The Labor Party today continues to make accusations about people and then go out and use that accusation in the political debate," he said.

"That should immediately negate the accusation, that would put a stop to it and it would ensure that only people who have a genuine concern can still have their complaints heard."

The CMC spokeswoman said investigations referred to the body were considered on a case by case basis.

"Put simply, the CMC has an obligation to consider each referral/complaint and make its decision accordingly," she said.

"The CMC also has the ability, in the public interest, to generate its own assessment of a matter whether or not a formal complaint has been received."

Earlier, when asked specifically about the Ben Gommers case, Mr Seeney said it "was another example of where accusations are made and then those accusations are peddled in the political argument.

"And there is a whole series of those types of accusations that were made during the election campaign and that the Labor Party continue to make today," he said.

It's understood that Mr Gommers was hired as a departmental liaison officer on May 10 on a contract that would expire on May 24 next year with an A08 salary level, meaning he would earn up to $103,000.

An internal email from the Premier's Director-General Jon Grayson obtained by The Courier-Mail revealed Mr Gommers' appointment was after Mr Newman ordered an "immediate freeze on all public sector permanent and temporary appointments" except for those on the frontline such as police, teachers and nurses.

Together union secretary Alex Scott said it was "highly unusual" for a young person to be placed in such a high position.

"I've never seen an A08 at that age," he said.

Mr Gommers is one of several appointments involving his ministers' children by the Newman Government.

Similarly, former Premier Anna Bligh's husband Greg Withers was the director of the office of climate change in Queensland and State Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk reportedly worked in three ministerial offices in eight years while her father, Henry, served as a minister.

IT COMES AS the Crime and Misconduct Commission revealed it had charged one of its own officers for failing to keep a secret.

The corruption watchdog announced today that the officer had been suspended from duty for an "alleged contravention of secrecy under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001" and he would appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court next Thursday.

"The charge relates to the alleged unauthorised release of information contained in a confidential CMC research report prepared for law enforcement agencies only," the spokeswoman said.

"The alleged offence did not impact on any operational considerations, including investigations undertaken by the CMC or any other agency."

It's understood the officer was not involved in the handling of complaints or investigations at the CMC.

"The CMC has released this information as a matter of transparency. No further comment will be made at this time," the CMC spokeswoman said.

- additional reporting Koren Helbig

Originally published as Seeney wants 'grubby' CMC to stay quiet