Robert Borsak
| Robert Borsak MLC | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 7 Sep 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1953 |
| Political party | Shooters and Fishers Party |
Robert Borsak (born 14 August 1953[1][2]) is representative of the Shooters and Fishers Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council.[3] He was chosen by the Shooters and Fishers Party to fill the New South Wales Legislative Council vacancy caused by the death of Roy Smith on 30 July 2010.[4]
On a hunting trip to Zimbabwe he is reported to have culled several elephants under the Government sanctioned management program. He said of the Zimbabwe hunt: "The fact is I do it [the hunt] and I do it legally and I did it as part of licensed conservation programs. The tusks belong to the Zimbabwean Government."[5]
In September 2014, during a debate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on a bill to change the franchise for elections for the Sydney City Council, former NSW premier Barry O'Farrell criticised Borsak as "curious, even bizarre", and claimed that his record in the upper house represented "an utter failure to deliver any meaningful reform during this parliament to the people he allegedly represents."[6]
In mid-January 2016 it was reported that New South Wales Member of Parliament Mr Robert Borsak MLC had been recently charged (by the Department of Public Prosecutions) with several counts of perjury. [7] The allegations related to an incident in 2011.[8][9] As of 1 April 2016, the case was still before the Local Court of New South Wales, next due for mention on 21 April.[10]
References
- ↑ "The Hon. Robert BORSAK, MLC - NSW Parliament".
- ↑ Who's Who in Australia
- ↑ "A Small Target". Stateline NSW. 21 August 2009.
- ↑ AAP (9 August 2010). "Borsak Shooters' choice in upper house". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ↑ Clennell, Andrew (2009-07-21). "Macdonald's game council thrill killer". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ↑ Nicholls, Sean (2014-09-18). "Barry O'Farrell takes aim and fires at Shooters and Fishers MP Robert Borsak". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ↑ "NSW MP faces perjury charges". SBS. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Perjury cloud hangs over Shooters MP". ABC News. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ Janet Fife-Yeomans (15 January 2016). "Shooters and Fishers MP: There's a target on my back". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "R v ROBERT BORSAK". NSW Court Lists. Department of Justice New South Wales. 2016/00001986. Retrieved 1 April 2016.