The Baird government admits Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis slipped through the cracks of security and policing agencies.
The nation has been shocked by the hostage crisis, which ended with the deaths of two hostages and the self-described Muslim cleric.
NSW Attorney-General Brad Hazzard, who has faced serious questions over why Monis was free on bail over a murder case, says authorities are now looking into what led the man to take over the popular Lindt cafe.
"We are asking state agencies and federal agencies to look very closely at how this offender slipped through the cracks," he told reporters in Sydney.
"How did this offender not come to the attention of state and federal agencies for more urgent action."
Monis was on bail after being charged with being an accessary to the murder of his ex-wife and faced dozens of indecent and sexual assault allegations before his death early on Tuesday.
It was now up to those agencies to work out what they missed and did not notice "that allowed this offender to get to the point that he got to," he said.
Mr Hazzard added that he did not believe Monis would have been out on bail had the government's revamped bail act, due to come into effect in late January, been in place.
Under the new legislation, a person charged with being an accessory to murder would be forced to show cause as to why they should be granted bail.
"My belief is that it would be unlikely, very unlikely, that such an individual would be granted bail under those circumstances," Mr Hazzard said.
He insisted he has received advice from police that it would not be possible for the new bail regime to be implemented before January 28 as officers needed to be fully trained about how the new rules would apply.
Mr Hazzard suggested there could be further legislative changes surrounding bail in the state, saying "all options" were on the table.
"This is about making sure that every mum, dad, child, grandparent, family, friend in this state know that they have got laws to protect them," he said.
Mr Hazzard has tasked justice agencies to review bail decisions made in the past 12 months to see if any were of concern.
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