Ms Palaszczuk and Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman had previously cited a non-publication order banning the identification of Ms Trad in relation to the matter when questioned about the discretionary arrangement.
On Thursday,Supreme Court Justice Martin Burnslifted the order,weeks after deputy Opposition Leader Jarrod Bleijie first revealed details of what he said was Ms Trad’s attempt to suppress a CCC report under parliamentary privilege,sparking a political row largely unable to be repeated in the media until now.
Mr Bleijie had told Parliament the court was delaying a decision on the matter until the Court of Appeal made its own around a public attempt by former Public Trustee and Labor identity Peter Carne toblock the release of a separate CCC report detailing misconduct allegations against him.
A government source with knowledge of the matter said Mr Carne,who would fall under a separate but similar scheme for public officials more broadly,was not being granted state support.
On Friday,Ms Palaszczuk confirmed that Ms Trad,who lost her South Brisbane seat to the Greens at the 2020 state election afterbeing spared criminal or corrupt findings by twopreviously critical CCC probes,was being covered under the ministerial indemnity scheme.
The Premier said she was unable to detail what this might have already cost the government due to elements of the indemnity guidelines,and the fact a decision had not been made by the court on who would ultimately have to pay any costs ordered.