Police commissioner Mal Lanyon said officers had considered the information provided by the Jewish group.
“There were police present on that occasion, there had been a risk assessment, and there were certainly roving police throughout the area on that evening.”
The inquiry said police should consider ramping up security arrangements at future Jewish celebrations “that have a public facing element”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters it was a matter for the New South Wales state government.
He said he would “implement all the recommendations” of the report.
“I can assure the Australian public that the government will do everything necessary to protect the community in the wake of the Bondi attack,” he said.
The federal royal commission – the highest level of government inquiry – has been tasked with probing everything from intelligence failures to the rise of antisemitism in Australia.
It also found that the country’s counter-terrorism capabilities “could be improved”.
Several recommendations related to national security were redacted to protect sensitive information and ongoing investigations.
“WE DEMAND ANSWERS”
The mass shooting has sparked national soul-searching about antisemitism and widespread anger over the failure to shield Jewish Australians from harm.
Australia announced a suite of gun law reforms following the shootings, including a nationwide gun buyback scheme.
The buyback scheme has since stalled as the federal government struggles to convince Australia’s states and territories to sign on.
Australia should “prioritise efforts” to get the buyback up and running, the inquiry recommended.
Victims’ families penned an open letter in December urging Albanese to establish the inquiry.
“We demand answers and solutions,” they wrote.
Royal commissions hold public hearings and can sometimes run for years.
The inquiry is led by Virginia Bell, a widely respected former High Court judge.
Alleged gunman Sajid Akram, 50, was shot and killed by police during the assault.
His 24-year-old son Naveed, an Australian-born citizen who remains in prison, has been charged with terrorism and 15 murders.
