Member of the Legislative Council
| Address | The Hon. Anthony D'Adam MLC, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 9230 2260 |
| Anthony.DAdam.MLC@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 Access Restrictions to Public Lands and Waterways | Thu 05 June 2025 | Access Restrictions to Public Lands and Waterways |
| Member, Select Committee on Foundational and Disability Supports Available for Children and Young People in New South Wales, Foundational and disability supports available for children and young people in New South Wales | Wed 30 October 2024 | |
| Member, Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety | Thu 29 June 2023 | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport and the Arts | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Sat 23 March 2019 |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member, Select Committee on Rural Housing and Second Dwellings Reform, Rural housing and second dwellings reform | Wed 13 August 2025 | Mon 30 March 2026 | 7 months 18 days | |
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service | Tue 03 September 2024 | Thu 16 October 2025 | 1 year 1 month 14 days | Public toilets |
| Member, Joint Select Committee on Arts and Music Education and Training in New South Wales, Arts and music education and training in New South Wales | Wed 15 May 2024 | Thu 12 December 2024 | 6 months 28 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on Birth Trauma, Birth trauma | Wed 28 June 2023 | Wed 29 May 2024 | 11 months 2 days | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Customer Service and Digital Government | Mon 01 May 2023 | Thu 16 May 2024 | 1 year 16 days | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Services | Mon 01 May 2023 | Thu 16 May 2024 | 1 year 16 days | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Justice | Mon 01 May 2023 | Thu 16 May 2024 | 1 year 16 days | |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on Barangaroo sight lines, Barangaroo sight lines | Wed 10 August 2022 | Mon 20 February 2023 | 6 months 11 days | |
| Substitute Member, Public Accountability Committee | Fri 01 October 2021 | Fri 25 February 2022 | 4 months 25 days | Further inquiry into the regulation of building standards |
| Member, Legislation Review Committee | Wed 05 August 2020 | Wed 18 November 2020 | 3 months 14 days | |
| Member, Selection of Bills Committee | Fri 24 July 2020 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 2 years 7 months 8 days | |
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport and the Arts | Tue 12 November 2019 | Thu 09 April 2020 | 4 months 29 days | Sydenham-Bankstown Line conversion |
| Deputy Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council | Tue 02 July 2019 | Tue 28 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 27 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days |
Biography
Political party activity
Prior to entering parliament Mr D’Adam was a member of the Administrative Committee of the NSW Branch of the Australian Labor Party from 2007-2019. He has also been a member of the party’s Finance Committee and Deputy Chair of the Prosperity and Fairness at Work Policy Committee. He is currently a member of its Rules Committee, the Secretary of the Auburn State Electorate Council and the President of the Party’s Auburn Lidcombe United Branch.
Mr D'Adam was manager of the Labor party’s campaign for the state seat of Auburn in the 2019 State election, a position that he undertook in a voluntary capacity as a local party member.
Personal information
Mr D’Adam has a partner and three children.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Mr D’Adam holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.
Prior to his election, Mr D’Adam worked in various industrial and policy roles within the Australian Union Movement. In 1997
he worked as a Forest Liaison Officer during the Carr Government’s Forest
Industry Structural Adjustment Package. He was responsible for assisting
displaced timber workers affected by the significant structural changes then
occurring in the NSW forestry industry. Following this, Mr D’Adam
worked for the Forestry division of the CFMEU as an Industrial Officer.
In 1999 he left the CFMEU to take up an organiser position at the Public Service Association. Mr D’Adam remained at the PSA for
17 years as an Industrial Officer and later the Director of Strategy and
Policy.
In 2017 Mr D’Adam became the director of Industrial Advocacy and Advice at the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance.
Mr D’Adam’s areas of policy interest include work health and safety, education, community engagement, employment law and worker’s
rights.