The Palmer United Party (PUP) has applied to have its registration cancelled in Queensland, three years after forming.

Clive Palmer's nephew, and one-time candidate, Clive Mensink, made the application to Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ).

Mr Palmer set up PUP in 2013 after falling out with former Queensland premier Campbell Newman's LNP government.

At one stage, the party had two state MPs, Alex Douglas and Carl Judge, but failed to win any seats in last year's election.

Federally, Mr Palmer himself held a Sunshine Coast seat but retired from politics this year, and his party lost its three Senate spots.

Mr Palmer's media advisor Andrew Crook said the party was set up as a national party.

"The major focus is still on federal politics," he said.

The ABC has also sought comment from Mr Palmer, but he has not responded.

According to the Queensland Government Gazette, the ECQ has given anyone who objects to the PUP's deregistration until October 10 to make a submission.

The party still remains registered nationally.

The move to deregister PUP in Queensland has come a week after Mr Palmer faced a grilling in the Federal Court over the collapse of his Queensland Nickel refinery in Townsville.

The embattled mining magnate is pinning his hopes on his application to the High Court to prevent any further cross examination by Federal Government-appointed special purpose liquidators.

Mr Palmer is also trying to block liquidators from seeing how much cash he has in Australia and offshore bank accounts.

The liquidators are trying to claw back almost $70 million in entitlements paid to sacked workers.

It was revealed on Thursday Mr Palmer was selling up his Brisbane headquarters Mineralogy House, with hopes it would attract offers of around $20 million.

Mr Palmer told the Federal Court last week he had no idea how many other properties he owns in Queensland, but agreed it could be more than a dozen.