Acting Chief Police Officer David McLean told media today that police are conducting a broad review of taser use in the ACT.

As part of that review, ACT Policing are looking at how weapons are used in other jurisdictions.

He said ACT Policing were considering how widely tasers were distributed amongst frontline officers in other states and territories, and overseas.

"We're considering models both nationally and internationally... we closely look at their experiences," Commander McLean said.

"[It's] hypothetical at this stage, we're staying with frontline supervisors in the ACT for now.

"We've made no decisions about going beyond that, but, as I say, we'll look closely at the experience of other jurisdictions in making our own decisions."

Tasers were first rolled out to frontline police in August last year.

The 15 extra weapons were handed only to sergeants.

The Canberra Times today reported on the release of a Commonwealth Ombudsman's report into the wider roll out of Tasers in the ACT, which analysed 31 incidents.

That report found just over half of the ACT police officers who drew their Tasers reported trying to negotiate with their potential targets first.

Commander McLean said he believed negotiations occurred in most situations, but were simply not recorded properly in official reports.

"I am confident... that our members in the use of their tasers, and their approach to those difficult situations do involve a range of communications with their subjects," he said.

"However, in some of these reported or recorded use of force, the full details of those interactions aren't properly or fully described."

It also found that police had considered other use of force option, such as OC spray, in about half the incidents.

Tasers were deployed 12 times against mentally ill Canberrans, seven of whom were armed.

Only 13 people were armed when police used Tasers, but the vast majority were viewed as a threat to themselves, police, or the public.