Call for CMC to investigate allegations against MP LNP member for Redcliffe Scott Driscoll. The powers of the Integrity Commissioner are "almost negligible" and the crime watchdog should investigate Liberal National Party MP Scott Driscoll, according to a former chair of the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee. LNP defector Alex Douglas has called on Premier Campbell Newman to refer Mr Driscoll to the Crime and Misconduct Commission over allegations about impropriety in his business dealings. The Redcliffe MP has denied any wrongdoing and referred himself to the parliamentary Integrity Commissioner on Monday. But former PCMC chairman Dr Douglas says the powers of the commissioner are "extremely limited." "I wouldn't say they're absent but they're almost negligible, is probably a fair word," he told ABC 612 Brisbane. ..." the CMC is charged with doing investigations on [allegations of] major misconduct and this is what that is." Dr Douglas said Mr Newman would be the appropriate person to refer Mr Driscoll to the CMC. The allegations centre around Mr Driscoll's role with the Regional Community Association of Moreton Bay and the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association since becoming an MP. The RCAMB paid $120,000 to Mr Driscoll's company Norsefire for consultancy work including $13,000 for eight days work. On Tuesday, News Limited claimed Mr Driscoll had used his electorate office as the "secret base" for lobby group the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association. Questions asked by the Integrity Commissioner David Solomon would not be made public and neither would Mr Driscoll's responses. Dr Douglas said the commissioner would not be able to conduct a proper investigation into Mr Driscoll and the CMC were the only viable option. "Because it's only fair to have someone dealt with in an appropriate manner, people should be considered innocent until proven guilty but you've got to be able to investigate them in a proper manner," he said. The only investigation mechanism that is appropriate in this circumstance is the CMC. Mr Driscoll last month told the media he'd had "no operational involvement" in the QRTSA since he was elected to parliament.