Carne was Public Trustee of Queensland in 2009-14 and 2016-20.
The Public Trust Office manages the finances of incapacitated people and estates of deceased people across Queensland.
The state’s corruption watchdog,the Crime and Corruption Commission,compiled a report into alleged corruption by Carne. It alleged there had been improper use of Public Trustee Office resources to fund Carne’s personal study.
The CCC report on Carne was forwarded to the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee (PCCC) and the CCC asked the parliamentary committee to give the report to the Speaker.
That would allow the report to be published and the allegations within would be protected by parliamentary privilege – a legal defence that would nullify any defamation action by Carne.
Carne launched legal action in the Supreme Court in an attempt to stop the process,and therefore the release of the report.But he lost the case in September.
In March,he challenged that ruling. His multiple grounds of appeal include the consideration he was denied procedural fairnessand the release of the report would breach his human rights.