Fred Nile denies viewing porn

NSW Christian Democratic MP Fred Nile says a member of his staff viewed pornographic websites "for just a few seconds" for research purposes.

However, the MP insisted neither he nor any member of his staff had been "sitting there perving" over porn movies in Parliament House.

"My senior researcher has conducted a lot of research into the pornography industry at my request because we have bills dealing with increasing the ban on pornographic materials," he told reporters on Thursday.

"I have not accessed or viewed any of those sites but my researcher has, particularly ... the Sex Party, Eros Foundation and others and through those sites, they do have links to hardcore pornographic material which (those websites) support."

An audit of NSW parliamentary computers, which has already resulted in the resignation of Labor minister Paul McLeay from cabinet, showed adult content had been accessed under Reverend Nile's log-on, News Limited has reported.

Reverend Nile said his researcher viewed the porn sites briefly to ascertain what it was before shutting it down.

"He has not viewed any pornographic materials at all," he said.

"He's only opened up the sites so he could see what material was on the site but hasn't actually viewed the material.

"You only have to (view it) for a few seconds to get the drift of what material is on that particular website."

Reverend Nile said his personal parliament computer log-on, also used by a part-time researcher, had been cleared by the clerk as not having any pornography hits.

The other two computers in his office, used by his two fulltime staffers, would be investigated next, he said.

Reverend Nile does not use a computer in the state office, preferring to use his Blackberry phone.

He said the porn site research was used for questions, speeches and bills, including the federal Labor government's internet filter plan.

"(Staff) were researching the links as to who is promoting this material and supporting it, such as the Sex Party," Reverend Nile said.

When asked what this would do for his reputation as a moral crusader, Reverend Nile replied: "I suppose it may confuse some people".

"But they can be quite confident in my own integrity that I have not viewed this material, nor have I had my staff sitting there perving over a pornographic film but investigating this very important social issue area."

Reverend Nile said he had never viewed porn in his entire life, adding he was aware viewing pornography was against state parliament rules and that his staff had logged onto official websites like the Sex Party and the Eros Foundation.

"They're not banned by parliament but they should be," he said.

"I'm quite happy for the parliament to conduct an investigation. I've asked them to conduct an inquiry into all the computers in my office."

Reverend Nile said he also planned to contact federal police to investigate whether his office computer system had been hacked into.