It was revealed that Dickson had bought tickets for Gold Coast 2018 and distributed them to councillors and staff members.

The tickets were purchased to help promote the Australian city throughout next year’s Games, which will take place from April 4 to 15.

Tate is reportedly set to review the tickets which were purchased, with the possibility of a number being handed back to Gold Coast 2018.

"I direct you to please forward to my office the details of the total Commonwealth Games ticket purchases made by the City, not just those tickets purchased for proposed councillor utilisation, together with the current proposed allocations and the advocacy plan used to quantify the ticket orders made in December from Gold Coast 2018," Tate wrote to Dickson, according to the Gold Coast Bulletin.

"I have stated publicly that I am supportive of tickets purchased using ratepayers funds being used for true city advocacy purposes only.

"I am inclined to see the remainder being returned to Gold Coast 2018 for a full refund of ratepayers' funds."

Tate also hit out at Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie, after he criticised the leak concerning the tickets bought by Dickson.

He claimed this had been an attempt to undermine Dickson's position as the Council's chief executive, with his contract set to expire in December.

"Peter Beattie should control his mouth because this would have been a one-day story," Tate said, according to ABC Gold Coast.

"For him to go and have positions about infighting, about reprimanding councillors; he is past his use-by-date as a politician.

"He should pull his head in, get on with the Games and we will help promote the city."

Remaining tickets for next year's Commonwealth Games were put on general sale on July 5.

Around 250,000 tickets are now available on a first come, first served basis following the completion of the initial ticket phase.

More than 1.2 million requests were said to have been made by the close of the first phase, when fans were able to place a ticket request at any time.

For any sessions that received more ticket requests than there was availability, tickets were awarded via a "fair and equal" draw, made by computer and processed randomly.

Gold Coast 2018 claimed they were oversubscribed for many of the 274 ticketed competition sessions.

Organisers expect 1.5 million spectators to watch action during the 12-day Games.