Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced there will be a commission of inquiry chaired by Tony Fitzgerald AC into aspects of the state’s crime and corruption commission.

It comes amid widespread concerns over political integrity and pressure on the Queensland government.

Last week, chair of the Crime and Corruption Commission, Alan McSporran, announced he was standing down.

An inquiry was recommended by the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee report.

It will be the first time the CCC itself has been investigated in its 30-year history.

Mr Fitzgerald AC will also be joined by former judge Alan Wilson, and the inquiry will take six months.

“Who better to oversee an inquiry into aspects of the CCC than the man who created it,” she said.

Premier Palaszczuk pledged the government would implement the recommendations from the inquiry.

Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman welcomed the announcement.

“We want Queenslanders to know we have an effective, independent and impartial integrity body that is responsible for investigating major crime and corruption.”

She said Queenslanders can have “absolute confidence in Tony Fitzgerald, the architect of Queensland’s integrity and accountability mechanism” reviewing the CCC.

#BREAKING: Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced there will be an inquiry chaired by Tony Fitzgerald into the operations of the CCC amid widespread concerns over political integrity.

— Luke Cooper (@luke__cooper) January 31, 2022

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