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Ms Abigail BOYD, MLC

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Member of the Legislative Council
Temporary Chair of Committees
Member of The Greens
Term of service expires 58th Parliament (05 Mar 2027)
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Member of the Legislative Council
A Ms Abigail Boyd, MLC
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
P (02) 9230 3676
E [email protected]

Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
Position Start Notes
Member, Committee on Ageing and Disability 19 Nov 2024
Deputy Chair, Select Committee on Foundational and Disability Supports Available for Children and Young People in New South Wales 23 Oct 2024
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service 20 Aug 2024 Public toilets
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 01 Aug 2024 2024 Review of the Dust Diseases scheme
Member, Joint Select Committee on Arts and Music Education and Training in New South Wales 15 May 2024
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service 29 Jun 2023 Pounds in New South Wales
Deputy Chair, Regulation Committee 09 Jun 2023
Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education 08 Jun 2023
Chair, Public Accountability and Works Committee 31 May 2023
Member, Procedure Committee 30 May 2023
Temporary Chair of Committees 23 May 2023
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education 12 May 2023
Member, Public Accountability and Works Committee 12 May 2023
Member, Regulation Committee 12 May 2023
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 23 Mar 2019
Prior Positions
Position Start End Period Notes
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues 11 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 1 year 1 day Procurement practices of government agencies in New South Wales and its impact on the social development of the people of New South Wales
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 30 Aug 2023 05 Dec 2023 3 months 6 days 2023 Review of the Workers Compensation Scheme
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on State Development 27 Jun 2023 18 Aug 2023 1 month 23 days Debt Retirement Fund
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health 27 Apr 2022 21 Oct 2022 5 months 25 days Use of primates and other animals in medical research in New South Wales
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education 22 Apr 2022 03 Mar 2023 10 months 10 days
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 22 Apr 2022 03 Mar 2023 10 months 10 days
Member, Select Committee on the impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales 31 Mar 2022 08 Nov 2022 7 months 9 days
Member, Committee on Children and Young People 30 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Regional NSW 08 Mar 2022 08 Apr 2022 1 month 1 day Electronic Conveyancing (Adoption of National Law) Amendment Bill 2022
Member, Select Committee on Puppy Farming in New South Wales 24 Nov 2021 25 Aug 2022 9 months 2 days
Temporary Chair of Committees 08 Jun 2021 27 Feb 2023 1 year 8 months 20 days
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment 01 Jun 2021 17 Nov 2021 5 months 17 days Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Clean Air) Bill 2021
Member, Selection of Bills Committee 17 Feb 2021 03 Mar 2023 2 years 15 days
Member, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 28 Oct 2020 20 Jan 2021 2 months 24 days
Member, Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control 21 Oct 2020 30 Jun 2021 8 months 10 days
Deputy Chair, Select Committee on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission 23 Sep 2020 02 Dec 2022 2 years 2 months 10 days
Member, Legislation Review Committee 23 Sep 2020 03 Mar 2023 2 years 5 months 9 days
Member, Select Committee on Animal Cruelty Laws in New South Wales 08 Aug 2019 04 Jun 2020 9 months 28 days
Member, Committee on Children and Young People 19 Jun 2019 23 Sep 2020 1 year 3 months 5 days
Deputy Chair, Regulation Committee 06 Jun 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 8 months 26 days
Member, Select Committee on the Use of Battery Cages for Hens in the Egg Production Industry 06 Jun 2019 30 Oct 2019 4 months 25 days
Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport 05 Jun 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 8 months 27 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 28 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 4 days
Member, Regulation Committee 28 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 4 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Member, Public Works Committee 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Parliamentary Record
Ms Boyd's speeches in Hansard
Ms Boyd's questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
Ms Boyd's Notices of Motion given in Parliament
About the Electorate

Biography
Political Party Activity

National Secretary of the Australian Greens: 2017-18

National Deputy Secretary of the Australian Greens: 2016-17

Previous parliamentary seats contested: 2016 Dobell (Federal House of Representatives), 2017 Gosford (NSW Legislative Assembly).

Community Activity

Local Government Activity

Military Service

Honours Received

Personal

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests

Abigail holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Macquarie University 1995 and Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales 1999. She is qualified to practise law in New South Wales, England and Wales. Abigail has worked as a Solicitor at Mallesons Sydney, 1998-2003; Blake Dawson Sydney, 2003-2004; Freshfields London, 2004-2005. She was a Capital Products Structurer at UBS London, 2005-2006, then Counsel at Allen & Overy (London, Sydney), 2007-2018.

Abigail's areas of policy interest include climate change, economic inequality, domestic and family violence, animal welfare, disability and young people.

Additional Information

Video of first speech

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.