Queensland's government says the only knowledge it has about the chief justice's plans to renege on his offer to resign is from media reports.
Tim Carmody offered to resign, subject to conditions including a reform of the courts, after enduring what two retired judges described as a bullying campaign by a group of bitter justices.
News Corp Australia reports he's now reconsidering his offer, but Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath says Justice Carmody hasn't contacted her office about changing his mind.
"The media is telling me that the position has changed; I can only on the face of it deal with what is before me and I have not had an indication from the chief justice that his position has changed," she said.
As discussions about his future continue, former Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie, the opposition's police spokesman, on Wednesday called on the government to publicly state whether they have confidence in the chief justice or not.
But Ms D'Ath said no one should be giving running commentary about whether a judicial figure was doing a good job or not.
"The chief justice has been appointed, there is no question about that, he has a job to do and if he wishes to fulfil that role into the future then he has the right to undertake that role," she said.
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