The wife of Queensland's Police Commissioner has had an infringement notice for running a stop sign torn up after appealing to the officer in charge of the local station.

Key points: The ABC understands Ms Stewart challenged the traffic ticket on the grounds it was incorrectly issued

The ABC understands Ms Stewart challenged the traffic ticket on the grounds it was incorrectly issued Police Minister Mark Ryan said he was unaware of the matter

Police Minister Mark Ryan said he was unaware of the matter The QPS said anyone who had been given an infringement notice had the legal right to ask for it to be withdrawn

The ABC understands the senior constable who issued the ticket to Carol Stewart has since gone on leave.

Ms Stewart was booked recently after failing to stop at a stop sign in the Sandgate police district.

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) confirmed to the ABC that she had been issued an infringement but had "exercised her legal right and wrote a letter to the Officer in Charge, in the area where the alleged offence occurred, seeking for the ticket to be withdrawn".

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The QPS said this was a process open to "all members of the public who have been issued an infringement notice".

"Ms Stewart received a response in writing from the Officer in Charge outlining the Infringement Notice had been withdrawn."

The QPS did not respond to questions about why it had been withdrawn.

But the ABC understands that Ms Stewart, who is a former police officer, challenged the ticket on the grounds that it was incorrectly issued.

A "fail to stop at stop sign" infringement carries a $391 fine and three demerit points.

Mr Stewart was appointed in 2012 and is retiring in July. ( AAP Image: Dave Hunt )

In a statement to the ABC, Police Minister Mark Ryan said he "had no prior knowledge of this matter".

"As I have always said, if anyone has any concerns about any matter, I encourage them to report those concerns to the appropriate body," he said.

This week Commissioner Ian Stewart announced he would retire from his $614,000 position in July.

Mr Stewart was appointed to the top job in 2012 and had been extended in the role until the end of 2020.

"It was always my intention to leave sometime in that period," he said at a press conference this week.

"This is just the right time for me and my family."