Judicial Information Research System (JIRS)
The Judicial Information Research System (JIRS) is an online source of primary, secondary and statistical reference material for judicial officers, the courts, the legal profession and government agencies that play a role in the justice system. Developed by the Commission, JIRS contains case law, legislation, principles of sentencing, sentencing statistics and other information.
JIRS ensures that the courts are kept up to date with the latest developments in law and practice. The primary legal reference material contained on JIRS includes the full text of judgments from the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Land and Environment Court, and Industrial Relations Commission, as well as selected High Court cases. It also includes the full text of New South Wales and Commonwealth Acts and Regulations.
The secondary legal reference material includes case summaries, commentary on the principles and practice of sentencing, and on-line publications, such as the Judicial Officers' Bulletin. Quantitative reference material is available in the form of comprehensive and dynamic sentencing statistics, which can be located by reference to the sections of relevant legislation.
For a detailed analysis of JIRS, see: I Potas et al, "Informing the Discretion" 1998 6(2) International Journal of Law and Information Technology 99.
The Sentencing Information System (SIS), a subset of JIRS, is available to the broader legal profession, libraries and educational institutions on a subscription basis.
