Independent MP Jason Costigan is expected to return to Queensland Parliament on Tuesday for the first time since he was booted from the Liberal National Party.
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The backbencher was kicked out of the party this month following allegations of "disgusting behaviour" towards an 18-year-old, which he strenuously denied.
Mr Costigan, who will spend his first days on the crossbench as an independent, was missing in action at the first parliamentary sitting of 2019.
Speaker Curtis Pitt said Mr Costigan had taken leave, which complied with Parliament rules.
While away, his former LNP colleague Jarrod Bleijie used parliamentary privilege to detail the allegations that Mr Costigan had harassed an 18-year-old woman.
Mr Bleijie said the people of Whitsunday deserved "to know what their member has been up to".
Mr Costigan described the allegations as baseless and a "stitch-up".
"Nothing bad happened, nothing sinister happened," he said.
"She didn't look anything in terms of intimidation or concern or worry."
A second complaint, by a 20-year-old woman, about an alleged incident when she was 19, came shortly after the first complaint and was forwarded to the LNP's disputes committee for investigation.
Announcing the LNP state executive's decision to expel Mr Costigan, Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington called on him to resign his seat rather than join the crossbench.
Mr Costigan has hinted at plans to contest the 2020 state election and has been busy taking pot shots on Twitter, including describing Ms Frecklington as a "seat warmer" and complaining about state and federal governments' actions on roads.
After being dumped from his party, Mr Costigan also officially lost his spot on the Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee on Tuesday morning, which is allocated to a member of the LNP.
It meant he would take a $24,000 pay cut.
