Queensland's police minister says he did not authorise a new TV series about crime fighting on the Gold Coast, amid claims the government is using senior police to push its law-and-order agenda.

Network Ten has announced a 10-part series, titled Gold Coast Cops, which follows the police Rapid Action and Patrols Group (RAP) as it battles bikie and organised crime in the tourist city.

Police Minister Jack Dempsey says he did not approve a new reality TV series titled Gold Coast Cops. Credit:Michelle Smith

Police Minister Jack Dempsey is quoted in a Network Ten statement about the series, but his office says Queensland police, not the minister, decide if TV crews can take footage.

"It's an internal police operation. The police do it all the time on the (TV) news," a spokesman for Mr Dempsey said.