"It's something that we take very seriously and we're determined to act," she said. "We need to ensure that genuinely injured claimants are not impacted by the actions of a few bad apples and that Queensland's CTP scheme remains affordable and supportive of injured Queenslanders." Ms Trad said claim farmers used high-pressure tactics and could contact vulnerable people, such as children and the elderly. She said last year her own house was called by a claim farmer, who spoke to her 10-year-old son. "The caller immediately launched into very aggressive questioning before ascertaining whether or not the person on the other end of the phone was capable or should be interrogated and I found that very, very intimidating, quite frankly," she said.

Ms Trad said claim farmers, who also contacted people via social media, often posed as government officers or insurers and encouraged them to make insurance claims with the "lure of very easy compensation". Under Treasurer Jim Murphy says people go to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying debts. Credit:AAP "Over the past 18 months, there has been an increase in the number of claims made against the Queensland CTP scheme and it is becoming evident that claim farming is a factor in this," she said. RACQ and Suncorp welcomed the commitment to crack down on claim farming but said further reform was needed. "It’s time for the State Government to introduce defined benefits for minor injuries like whiplash, bringing Queensland into line with other states. This will allow genuine claims to be processed faster and leave the CTP scheme less vulnerable to rorting," Suncorp CEO Insurance Gary Dransfield said.

Queensland's $1.23 billion SPER debt People are going to "unbelievable" lengths to avoid paying their debts with the State Penalties Enforcement Registry, Under Treasurer Jim Murphy said. "I know there are some people who have owed, not hundreds of dollars, but absolutely got into the millions they've owed SPER, and through vehicle immobilisation and other issues like that we've actually recovered some of that money," he said. "Through toll fines and commercial premises, they've gone to unbelievable lengths to avoid paying debts - changing car registration number plates on trucks and things like this." Mr Murphy said one-third of people who owed money were on Centrelink, and some debts blew out because of penalty fees.

"Those extreme cases is where there's deliberate avoidance [to pay]." Entertaining bill for TEQ Estimates hearings revealed Trade and Investment Queensland spent $289,681 on hospitality at events in 2017-18. Trade and Investment Queensland CEO Virginia Greville faces questions at estimates. Credit:AAP TIQ CEO Virginia Greville was unable to say how much of that bill included alcohol.