No inducement made to MP: Palmer party

Clive Palmer's party has admitted talking to a Newman government MP about switching political allegiances, but denies an illegal inducement was offered.

Burleigh MP Michael Hart has told The Courier-Mail an emissary claiming to act for the Palmer United Party (PUP) made him an offer on April 9.

He said he made a complaint to police, alleging he was invited to name his price for abandoning the Liberal National Party in favour of Mr Palmer's party.

Mr Hart did not name the envoy, saying only that it was someone known on the Gold Coast.

PUP's Queensland leader Alex Douglas, who holds the Gold Coast hinterland seat of Gaven, has told AAP someone representing the party had approached Mr Hart.

But he said Mr Hart's claims about an inducement being offered were entirely false.

"Number one, I didn't speak to him," Dr Douglas said.

"And the inducement issue is an absolute lie and we're going to compel him to retract it."

It's illegal in Queensland to offer an MP any type of incentive to influence their electoral behaviour.

Asked if anyone from the Palmer party had spoken to Mr Hart, Dr Douglas said: "Yes there's people who have spoken to him. Yes they have.

"It was basically to say: 'Michael we know you're not going to be pre-selected or endorsed by the party (at the next election) and if you want to have a career, you are welcome to come and discuss that with us."