NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced sweeping new powers to shut down prayer halls accused of spreading hate, including cutting off water and electricity to sites found in breach of the law.

Speaking in Sydney on Sunday, Minns said the government would act swiftly against any venue hosting hate preachers or operating without council or state approval. 

His hard-line position comes after the Al Madina Dawah Centre in Bankstown, which was shut down over its alleged link to the Bondi Beach massacre, revealed that it had 'paused' its operations temporarily.

Minns is also considering deploying army troops to protect Sydney's Jewish community in the aftermath of the December 14 terror attack that claimed 15 innocent lives.

'We're in discussions about it,' he confirmed, when asked about the possibility of calling in national armed forces to guard Jewish schools and synagogues. 

'I'm not prepared to front-run it, because obviously that's a change for us, but I'm just flagging with everyone, I'm not going to rule anything out.' 

He further emphasised, 'nothing's off the table' when it comes to restoring confidence and safeguarding the community.

'Anyone who is found to have preached hate or put hate in the hearts of anyone in our community should have their prayer halls shut down as soon as possible,' Minns added. 

NSW Premier Chris Minns (pictured in Bondi on Sunday) has vowed to shut down any venue hosting hate preachers 

The Premier will consider deploying army troops to protect the Jewish community in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack (pictured are riot police at Bondi)

Muslim cleric Wissam Haddad (pictured) previously gave an antisemitic sermon at the Al Madina prayer hall, which was shut down by the local council last week

Under Minns' plan, offending venues will face tougher penalties than token fines. 

If needed, authorities will switch off utilities to 'easily and comprehensively' shut them down.

'We're going to make sure that if people are running a prayer hall in breach of conditions, they can be shut down easily and comprehensively, not just with a nominal fine from the local council, but with the switching off of utilities as soon as possible,' Minns said.

The crackdown follows revelations that the surviving alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram visited the Al Madina Dawah Centre before the Bondi Beach attack. 

Canterbury-Bankstown Council last week issued a 'cease use' notice to shut down the centre, adding that the premises had never been approved for prayer services, only as a medical centre.

Despite this, management initially claimed the centre was not closing, arguing it met requirements for a community centre.