Scott Nicolaus Driscoll (born 16 April 1975) is a former Australian politician, national peak industry association president, company director and a businessman.
He oversaw the rebranding of organisation and expanded its membership footprint and political influence beyond Queensland and onto a national level.
[2][3] Though after thorough and extended CMC and Queensland Police investigations resulting in no grounds being found to justify any charges in this regard, it was alleged by Driscoll's rivals that he secretly controlled the taxpayer-funded Moreton Bay Regional Community Association and had funnelled $2600 in consultancy fees each week to his wife.
[8] While the committee's deliberations were underway, Driscoll more or less ceased attending parliament; he showed up only three times in six months, the minimum to avoid having his seat automatically declared vacant.
Annastacia Palaszczuk, leader of the Labor opposition, criticised Newman for his initial resolute support of Driscoll.
The Ethics Committee recommended that:[10][11] The final report found that nothing short of expulsion was appropriate because Driscoll had, by his actions, "brought odium on the Legislative Assembly as an institution" and had demonstrated "a want of honesty and probity not fitting a Member of the House".
Driscoll, falsified meeting minutes of the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association and took secret commissions while with the group.