Member of the Legislative Council
| Address | The Hon. Mark Banasiak MLC, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 9230 2573 |
| mark.banasiak@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Contact details
Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.
Current positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Select Committee on Proposed Energy from Waste Facilities, Proposed energy from waste facilities | Wed 03 September 2025 | |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on Competition Reforms in Electronic Conveyancing, Competition reforms in electronic conveyancing | Wed 25 June 2025 | |
| Deputy Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport and the Arts | Mon 23 June 2025 | |
| Chair, Select Committee on Access Restrictions to Public Lands and Waterways, Access Restrictions to Public Lands and Waterways | Wed 28 May 2025 | Access Restrictions to Public Lands and Waterways |
| Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Regional NSW | Fri 09 June 2023 | |
| Member, Selection of Bills Committee | Tue 23 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport and the Arts | Tue 16 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Regional NSW | Thu 11 May 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Sat 23 March 2019 |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member, Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation, Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation | Thu 24 August 2023 | Thu 28 March 2024 | 7 months 5 days | Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation |
| Member, Select Committee on Birth Trauma, Birth trauma | Wed 21 June 2023 | Wed 29 May 2024 | 11 months 9 days | Birth trauma |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on the Response to Major Flooding across New South Wales in 2022, Response to major flooding across New South Wales in 2022 | Sun 10 April 2022 | Tue 09 August 2022 | 4 months | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Response to Major Flooding across New South Wales in 2022, Response to major flooding across New South Wales in 2022 | Sun 10 April 2022 | Tue 09 August 2022 | 4 months | |
| Member, Select Committee on Puppy Farming in New South Wales, Puppy Farming in New South Wales | Thu 25 November 2021 | Thu 25 August 2022 | 9 months 1 day | Puppy Farming in New South Wales |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on Floodplain Harvesting, Floodplain harvesting | Wed 23 June 2021 | Wed 15 December 2021 | 5 months 23 days | Floodplain harvesting |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020, Provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 | Fri 06 November 2020 | Thu 10 June 2021 | 7 months 5 days | |
| Member, Chairs' Committee, Chairs' Committee - 2020 meetings | Mon 02 November 2020 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 2 years 4 months 2 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020, Provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 | Wed 21 October 2020 | Thu 10 June 2021 | 7 months 21 days | |
| Substitute Member, Delegated Legislation Committee | Tue 25 August 2020 | Tue 22 September 2020 | 29 days | Impact and implementation of the Water Management (General) Amendment (Exemptions for Floodplain Harvesting) Regulation 2020 |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on the impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales, Impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales | Tue 24 March 2020 | Tue 08 November 2022 | 2 years 7 months 16 days | Impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales |
| Member, Select Committee on Animal Cruelty Laws in New South Wales, Animal cruelty laws in New South Wales | Thu 08 August 2019 | Thu 04 June 2020 | 9 months 28 days | |
| Deputy Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport | Wed 05 June 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 27 days | |
| Deputy Chair, Public Works Committee | Wed 05 June 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 27 days | |
| Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Customer Service and Natural Resources | Wed 05 June 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 27 days | |
| Member, Selection of Bills Committee | Tue 28 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 4 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on State Development | Tue 28 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 4 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Customer Service and Natural Resources | Tue 28 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 4 days | |
| Member, Public Works Committee | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days |
Biography
Political party activity
Mark has served on the committee of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party in varied capacities, with his current position being the Chair.
Personal information
Mark is the Chair of the Federation of Hunting Clubs, which is one of the peak bodies representing shooting and hunting clubs in New South Wales.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Prior to entering Parliament Mark was a secondary school teacher from 2004, having completed his Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in History and Economics (2002), a Graduate Diploma in Education (2003) and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (2007). Mark received Ministerial and Director of Educational leadership in 2018 for his work with Education.