Victoria's Labor government is facing relentless pressure to allow further scrutiny of the party's $388,000 rorts-for-votes scandal.
The Liberal-Nationals opposition has released terms of reference for an upper-house probe, first flagged last week after the state's ombudsman revealed Labor's systematic misuse of public money to partially fund campaigning during the 2014 election.
"Parliament deserves to know and Victorian people deserve to know how their money was spent," Opposition Leader Matthew Guy told reporters on Monday.
The coalition wants to set up a select committee made up of three government, three opposition, one Greens and one crossbench MP.
The panel would have to meet within seven days of the motion passing the upper house, with plans to put it to the chamber on Wednesday.
The Greens want the matter sent to the privileges committee, but the opposition insists their plan is more appropriate, with better probative powers, even if it cannot enforce a penalty.
Police Minister Lisa Neville said investigations had been thorough enough.
"The ombudsman was provided with every bit of information; time sheets, all those things from every lower house member who had been involved, so had all the information they needed," she told reporters.
"The ombudsman didn't make a recommendation for any further action. I don't think the upper house inquiry is necessary."
Ms Neville also said campaigner-turned-whistleblower Jake Finnigan had been paid by Labor when he worked for a few days in her office in 2014, and not by her colleague, now-Sports Minister John Eren.
Mr Eren on Sunday said it was time for everyone to "move on" from the issue, saying he was assured at the time the scheme was within the rules.
There was speculation at the weekend if Premier Daniel Andrews toppled, Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan could take the mantle - a report she batted down on Monday.
Ombudsman Deborah Glass last week released a report detailing how 21 Labor MPs in the lead up to the 2014 election breached parliamentary guidelines by approving $388,000 of taxpayer money for electorate officers who instead worked as campaign staff.
Labor has since repaid the money and Premier Daniel Andrews says all six of the ombudsman's recommendations will be implemented.
The Greens want each of the MPs named in the report and still serving in parliament to be fined, for Mr Andrews to apologise to parliament, and for Labor to pay a $100,000 fine and cover the costs of the ombudsman investigation.
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