Ric Mochalski

Richard Charles "Ric" Mochalski (21 March 1948 – 27 September 2002) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bankstown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1986.[1]

Mochalski was the son of Czeslaw and Lola Mochalski, and was educated at De La Salle College. He received a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney before becoming a solicitor. He also worked as a project manager with a public company. In November 1986, he married Deanne Crosio,[2] with whom he had two children.[1]

Following the death in 1980 of Nick Kearns, the Labor member for the state seat of Bankstown, Mochalski was selected as the Labor candidate for the by-election and was easily elected. He held the seat comfortably in 1981 and 1984, but in 1986 he was under pressure to resign as a result of the collapse of the Balanced Property Trust, which he had founded and of which he was the director.[3] Mochalski resigned on 1 December 1986,[1] giving the reason as ill health. He applied to the NSW Parliamentary Superanuation Fund for a medical pension, but that was rejected following a report from the NSW Chief Medical Officer.[4] Mochalski was subsequently charged with fraud and conspiracy, but was later acquitted of all charges.

References

1. "Mr Richard Charles Mochalski (1948-2002)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. Deanne was the daughter of Janice Crosio then Minister for Local Government: "Features Property-trust laws to be reformed". The Canberra Times. 29 November 1986. p. 10. Retrieved 21 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Mochalski chooses to resign". The Canberra Times. 2 December 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 21 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "MP not allowed pension". The Canberra Times. 21 August 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 21 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Nick Kearns	Member for Bankstown 1980–1986	Succeeded by Doug Shedden