Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath says it is outrageous her predecessor Jarrod Bleijie spent almost $15,000 chartering two helicopters to visit a youth boot camp in the state's north.

Ms D'Ath said Mr Bleijie flew from Townsville to the Lincoln Springs camp, west of Ingham, on June 17, 2014.

She said the $14,980 bill was paid by the Justice Department, instead of being claimed as a ministerial expense.

"It is absolutely outrageous," Ms D'Ath said

"I had the opportunity to visit there only a matter of days ago on less than a tank of petrol to drive out there."

Mr Bleijie was accompanied by a group that included fellow Liberal National Party MPs Gavin King, the Member for Cairns, and Sam Cox, the Member for Thuringowa, and filmed the visit.

"Highly inappropriate, and at a time when public servants were losing their jobs, youth justice workers were losing their jobs, good very strong youth justice programs were being scrapped by this government and Jarrod Bleijie thought it was acceptable to charter two helicopters," Ms D'Ath said.

She said the Government's two fixed-wing aircraft were deemed unsuitable for the trip as they would not have been able to land near the boot camp.

Post-VLAD security threat cited

However, Deputy Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek said Mr Bleijie would have checked at the time to ensure the trip complied with entitlements.

"I'm not aware of the details apart from the fact that as I understand it, it was a flight .... instead of having an eight-hour car trip," he said.

"He also had significant security because of the VLAD laws that were around at the time.

"All of those details would have been checked or should have been checked with the department at the time, to make sure that any travel corresponded with the entitlements of the department and the Parliament."