Queensland police will be asked to probe allegations a police staffer repeatedly leaked information about raids, arrests and accidents to Paul Pisasale while he was the mayor of Ipswich.
Former council candidate and Queensland Police Service communications centre worker Cate Carter said the allegations, tabled in Parliament by former MP Rob Pyne, were "bullshit" and she would ask her bosses to investigate.
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Pisasale retires from Ipswich Council
Long serving Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale resigns from Ipswich City Council, citing a multiple sclerosis attack. 7 News Queensland
Her comments came as Mr Pisasale's long-time deputy called on the Cairns MP to resign for turning Parliament into a "cesspit of rumour and innuendo".
Among a series of explosive accusations tabled late on Wednesday, it was claimed the Ipswich-based worker leaked police information to the former mayor for years.
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"He (Pisasale) used this information to advise media outlets, to discuss crimes and get footage from safe City Cameras for publicity," the document stated, in comments protected from defamation by parliamentary privilege.
"Pisasale worked closely with the Queensland Police Union who wanted to pressure the government over the appointment of the police commissioner."
The file went on to say that the then-mayor helped Ms Carter with her unsuccessful council election campaign and organised positive stories in the local newspaper.
The mother-of-two said although she considered Mr Pisasale a friend, she never discussed police matters with him.
"No, absolutely (not)," she said.
"Nup, he's got his own procedures if he wants stuff and the newspapers have got their own procedures if they need stuff. There's no reason to go through me."
Ms Carter would not elaborate further on that point but rejected the allegations and condemned Mr Pyne's decision to use his parliamentary privilege to air them, labelling the comments a "downright attack".
"It's just bullshit and it's no 'she did this on this day at this time'," she said.
"It's so broad that it lets people draw their own conclusions, which I really hate.
"It's so damaging, so completely damaging to someone that's worked so hard."
Mr Pisasale and the Queensland Police Service have been contacted for comment.
Ipswich acting Mayor Paul Tully called for the resignation of Mr Pyne, the member for Cairns and a long-time campaigner against local government corruption.
He challenged Mr Pyne to repeat the accusations outside out of Parliament and to apologise or resign.
"This is a disgusting attack on myself and Paul Pisasale," Mr Tully said on Thursday.
"I challenge him to nominate who's given him this information. Is it another member of Parliament? Where is he getting it from? This is absolutely disgraceful.
"I will be making a complaint to the Speaker asking him to apologise to the people he has defamed."
Mr Pyne's four-page document alleged the former mayor, who resigned earlier this month citing health problems, built "political allegiance and silence" by arranging "drastically reduced car deals with politicians" using local Ipswich dealerships.
The document, said to be from "a very longstanding and senior person in the Ipswich community", claimed Mr Pisasale used a loophole to keep unspent election funds for himself and used the council's marketing department to cover dinner, travel and advertising expenses.
Ms Carter denied having any help from Mr Pisasale for her campaign and she had no idea where the allegations had come from.
She promised to fully co-operate with any internal police investigation, including "including warrants, phone downloads, whatever they need".
- With AAP