Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy plans to refer himself to the state's anti-corruption agency over his lobster dinner with an alleged mafia boss.
Mr Guy is "so confident am I that I have done nothing wrong" that he is referring himself to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, he told reporters on Tuesday.
The state's alternative premier admitted he was at Beaumaris restaurant the Lobster Cave for dinner in May with market farmers including alleged mafia identity Tony Madafferi.
Mr Guy said he spoke to fruit and vegetable seller Mr Madafferi as part of a group discussion on the Melbourne Market.
The Liberal leader repeatedly denied allegations the meeting was designed to solicit donations.
Mr Guy said he was invited to the two-hour dinner by long-time Liberal Party associate Frank Lamattina, who told the opposition leader it was a dinner with his cousins.
"I knew he was cousin Tony and then I asked Frank what his last name was," Mr Guy said of the night of the dinner.
Deputy Premier James Merlino said Mr Guy needed to explain himself.
File image of Deputy Premier James Merlino (AAP) Source: AAP
"This is no joke this is a deadly serious issue," he told reporters.
"Why on earth has the leader of the opposition had an intimate dinner with an organised crime figure?"
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