Member for Dubbo Troy Grant and Country Labor candidate for Dubbo Stephen Lawrence have both had experience with police pursuits as a former police officer and solicitor respectively.

Both candidates believe the current police pursuits policy is strict and robust and have both agreed the incident was a tragic event.

"The recent incident in Sydney is a terrible tragedy," Mr Lawrence said.

"Police pursuits policy is a really tough area and there have been many reviews and studies across Australia looking at it over the years.

"It's really a balancing act between apprehension of suspected criminals and the safety of the public. "I've been involved in the area a bit over the years as a prosecutor and legal policy advisor and policies across Australia vary in how they balance the competing factors."

Mr Grant has said current police pursuit policy is of high quality and while pursuits are reviewed and more often than not end successfully, sometimes they do not.

"The current standards of police pursuits are one of the highest in the world," he said.

"I know from experience the police pursuit policy is robust and community safety is always paramount.

"The speed and safety of the pursuit are constantly reviewed, especially now with in-car cameras.

"Unfortunately police cannot regulate all variables and can't litigate every circumstance. Any tragedy is obviously regrettable."

The former police officer spoke of a positive police pursuit he undertook.

Mr Grant caught a man wanted for chopping off another man's fingers. The chase occurred from Queensland to Armidale and was eventually brought to a successful end.

Greens candidate Matt Parmeter said he would not comment on the specific case "because of ongoing investigations," but said in policy matters the Greens "look at evidence-based decision making."

Deputy State Coroner Hugh Dillon made 17 recommendations in a coronial inquiry into the NSW Police's safe-driving procedures and high-speed pursuit policy, following the death of a 21-year-old motorbike driver in April 2014.

Mr Parmeter based his response to the latest incident on the opinions expressed from Greens justice spokesperson David Shoebridge, based on the 2014 inquest.

"The Greens justice spokesperson David Shoebridge has previously discussed police pursuits and his view was based on the views reported from the Deputy Coroner based on the police pursuit matter in April 2014," he said.

"There has been an unacceptable toll of deaths and injuries from police pursuits and traffic offences based on the Deputy Coroners report."

Mr Lawrence agreed the Deputy Coroners recommendations should have been acted upon earlier.

"It does seem a pity the review following the recommendations of the coroner in April 2014 hasn't been completed earlier and it should be done as a matter of urgency," he said.

"In terms of those recommendations I must say a two or five minute restriction on police pursuits does seem on the face of it restrictive to me, but if that's what the evidence justifies then so be it, hundreds of people have died in pursuits since 2000 and more than one third are innocent bystanders.

"It's one thing to have a policy, but if its too convoluted or technical it will be hamper compliance, any policy should be practical and clear and put safety first."

Mr Grant said he undertook "a lot of police pursuits and they have never gone adversely."

"I'm satisfied with the policy and its robustness, they have been studied extensively, but I'm always open to improvements," he said.

On Thursday 17-month-old Tahlia Tauaifaga was struck outside a home in Bessbrook Way at Constitution Hill, bringing a police pursuit of a stolen vehicle to an abrupt and tragic end.

The manhunt for the alleged driver involved in the fatal pursuit continues and a new policy governing police pursuits is set to be finalised as soon as possible.