New police powers to be finalised tomorrow as NSW cracks down on lockdown compliance

New powers allowing police to enforce COVID-19 lockdown rules in NSW are set to finalised tomorrow.

They are part of several proposed changes to the public health orders in NSW, drafted after an urgent cabinet meeting last night to confront the COVID-19 crisis gripping the state.

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller and Police Minister David Elliott appeared before the meeting, arguing that the existing orders were difficult to enforce and needed to be more effective.

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"(Commissioner Fuller) is working with a team of government officials and has been consulting with the executive and regional commanders across the state to determine what that may look like," NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Mick Willing said.

"He will present back to crisis cabinet tomorrow afternoon."

Deputy Commissioner Willing said in the past 24 hours, 407 people had received infringement notices, 176 of them for not wearing a mask.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian approved three major changes, which are expected to be implemented within the next 48 hours.

The first is an amendment to the rule that currently allows people to travel to a second residence outside of locked-down Sydney.

There are concerns this is how the virus is spreading into regional NSW.

Secondly, the NSW Government will request additional ADF support from the Commonwealth to assist with compliance.

The third proposed change will relate to the singles bubble, which allows two people who both live alone to visit each other at home.

It will still exist but will be amended to help police determine whether people are properly complying with it.

It's understood Health Minister Brad Hazzard did not want the powers changed and fought hard against Mr Elliott, but lost.

Commissioner Fuller has been given 48 hours to redraft the health orders, close loopholes and make them tougher.

It comes as several new suburbs have been identified as areas of concern in and around Sydney's Inner West, with tougher restrictions now in place for those suburbs.

Ms Berejiklian said from 5pm, the local government areas of Bayside, Strathfield and Burwood would be included in the "areas of concern", with residents going into a tighter lockdown.

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"In relation to Bayside, the suburbs of particular concern are Bexley, Banksia and Rockdale, where additional cases have been identified overnight so if you live in those suburbs in particular, please come forward and get tested," she said.

"We are asking also people who live in the Inner West and Camden to be on extra watch and alert, and health authorities are watching the cases in those areas very closely."