Queensland Government's new local government watchdog has called out former Ipswich deputy mayor Paul Tully just weeks before council elections.

Mr Tully was dismissed in 2018 after working as a councillor in Ipswich for almost 40 years following a Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) investigation.

The CCC investigation aw the entire council dismissed, with several councillors, staff and contractors charged with criminal offences.

Mr Tully was not charged and has since renominated as a council candidate.

At a recent public forum, Mr Tully was asked whether he was the subject of any complaints or investigations by the Office of the Independent Assessor (OIA).

Mr Tully said; “I am not aware of anything involving me”.

But Queensland’s Office of the Independent Assessor says Mr Tully's comments could be seen to be “misleading and to distort the facts”.

“The OIA has been in contact with Mr Tully a number of times regarding outstanding matters against him,” independent assessor Kathleen Florian said.

“When complaints and investigations are finalised, notices are sent to all parties to advise them of the outcome and no such notice has been sent to Mr Tully about the matters involving him.”

Mr Tully has now released a statement conceding that he was indeed contacted by the OIA in January 2019.

He said he “was of the view the matters had been resolved following the detailed response provided by his lawyer in November” and he “believed he had provided all information needed to resolve the matter”.