Queensland Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller asked three times in budget estimates

Deputy opposition leader John-Paul Langbroek criticised the timing of Ms Palaszczuk’s annual leave, saying it was unusual for a premier to go on holiday while Estimates Committee hearings were taking place.

In a July PCCC meeting, Callide MP Jeff Seeney called for Ms Miller to clarify how documents were accidentally left in a safe that was returned to the committee.

“I am a very good colleague of the Police Minister, Jo-Ann Miller, and can I say the Ethics Committee needs to get on with its job without interference, without speculation, without pre-empting all of their deliberations”.

Ms Palaszczuk’s office has been contacted for comment.

“In relation to Jo-Ann Miller, everybody knows that the issues that have been canvassed of the past day and a half are now before the Ethics Committee as they should be”, she said.

Ms Palaszczuk started her annual leave on Monday night after being questioned on the first day of Estimates Committee hearings.

She’s expected to be grilled about calling a man who accused Labor MP Rick Williams of forgery and harassment, the controversial relocation of the Ipswich police communications centre and allegedly misleading parliament.

“I’m afraid Mr Chair that if we continue down this basis, with two sets of rulings, then this will be seen as a protection racket by the Queensland public for the Minister of Police”.

The first question came from Opposition police spokesman Jarrod Bleijie, who asked the Police Minister when she would resign.

But while she escaped unscathed this time, she will inevitability face the music when she is hauled before the Ethics Committee.

Outside the hearing, Mr Furner defended the government’s questions as “relevant” while criticising the LNP for “talking about matters that are totally irrelevant to the budget, to jobs, for sustainability in this state”, meaning less time for committee members to “ask those relevant questions”.

But perhaps the message was slowly seeping in. If Ms Miller is found to have misled parliament the premier should consider her position, according to the ministerial code of conduct.