A new disaster prevention authority, rescue training for residents in flood-prone areas and a back office merger of emergency services will form part of the NSW government's response to this year's devastating floods.
Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced he has accepted every recommendation in a report by former chief scientist Mary O'Kane and former NSW Police commissioner Mick Fuller.
The premier had tasked the pair with investigating recovery and reconstruction efforts after the floods in the Northern Rivers and Hawkesbury-Nepean, which killed 13 across the state.
