Bielecki was born in 1958. He developed his professional career in Australia, particularly in South Australia and New South Wales, combining private legal practice with senior public-sector regulatory appointments. His work has focused on commercial, corporate, competition and regulatory disputes, as well as compliance and enforcement.
Bielecki studied law at the University of Adelaide and obtained a Bachelor of Laws with honours. He also held a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. His legal education preceded a career that moved between commercial litigation, private law-firm leadership and senior regulatory administration.
Bielecki built his career as a commercial litigator and regulatory lawyer. He held legal roles with Cusoff Cudmore Knox, Thomson Playford Lawyers, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal and Finlaysons. He became managing partner of Finlaysons in Adelaide and managing partner of the Sydney office of Thomson Playford, and led PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal's National Dispute Resolution and Litigation Business Unit. His practice included complex commercial, corporate, competition and regulatory disputes, with work undertaken across Australia and in New Zealand and the United States. At the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, he served between 2009 and 2015 in senior legal and executive positions, including Senior Legal Counsel, Senior Executive Leader and South Australian Regional Commissioner. In these roles he was involved in regulatory litigation, corporate governance and deterrence work, and led ASIC's proceedings concerning the duties of Centro directors. Before becoming Registered Organisations Commissioner, he was Principal at Normanby Partners, Lawyers. On 1 May 2017 he became the inaugural Registered Organisations Commissioner, heading the regulator responsible for oversight, education and compliance relating to federally registered unions and employer associations. He was reappointed for a further two-year term commencing 1 May 2022 and remained Commissioner until the commission's functions were transferred to the Fair Work Commission in March 2023.
Led the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's proceedings concerning the duties of directors of Centro in the Victorian Registry of the Federal Court.
Served as the inaugural Registered Organisations Commissioner from the establishment of the commission in May 2017 until its functions transferred to the Fair Work Commission in March 2023.
MARK BIELECKI has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.
Bielecki is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. His professional career has also involved senior participation in Australian legal and regulatory institutions, including ASIC and the Registered Organisations Commission.
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Bielecki has described his principal legal background as commercial litigation and has stated that his experience includes regulatory litigation developed through his work at ASIC.
