As part of his role as the Minister for Police, Mr Grant spent eight days overseas, meeting with the relevant intelligence agencies and discussing projects that focused on counter-terrorism measures.

In addition to the meetings and appointments he had focusing on counter-terrorism, Mr Grant visited the New York Real Time Crime Centre and discussed a number of their community engagement programs.

"They've got a number of technologically advanced methods they are using in the fight against crime," Mr Grant said.

"Facial recognition, vehicle tracking and CCTV (closed-circuit television) technology is being used to give police quicker information and a better chance of catching the criminals.

"They've had great success with what they are doing, and those processes would be very applicable to NSW country towns like Dubbo as well as the metropolitan areas.

"This is the next step in using technology that will benefit police and the community."

Mr Grant was unable to go into specific information of what was discussed at the counter-terrorism meetings, but he acknowledged they were highly beneficial and he left each one feeling better informed.

"NSW, as part of Australia, work together with the Five Eyes, which are five intelligence agencies from multiple countries that share intelligence and work on projects to counter terrorism," he said.

"I learnt a lot and I always want to learn more, I take this role I have very seriously and view it as a major responsibility.

"These are contemporary issues we are facing, and we can never be complacent as to where an attack could be.

"They are getting more and more random all the time and you can't be sure attacks will just be in the larger centres."

On top of the counter-terrorism-related meetings, Mr Grant caught up with the US State Department to discuss tackling the drug ice and stopping the importation of the precursors that are used to manufacture the drug.

In December, Mr Grant will host a number of officials from overseas in Sydney, where they will look at the work being done by Australian officials with regards to counter-terrorism.