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Database Name	Westlaw Australia
Other Database Name	New Westlaw
	Thomson Reuters
	Westlaw AU
Description	New Westlaw provides Australian legal resources with selected New Zealand content. This platform was developed in partnership with lawyers to offer a unique user experience for faster interpretation. This means you can view relevant cases, commentary and authorised reports in a single search. With natural language search and a database of case law and journals, legislation and commentary to precedents, encyclopaedia and news.
Access Information	Please be aware that use of this database is governed by an external privacy policy. More information here.
User Support	New Westlaw (Australia) user guides and FAQ's
Subject	Walk-in Users
	Databases beginning with W
	Australian Law
	Business Law
	Case Law
	Legislation
Text & Data Mining	Permissions and restrictions

Authorized Users	University of Melbourne staff and students have access to this electronic resource. Walk-in users on the Library premises also have access to this electronic resource.
Print	Yes : reasonable portion
Download	Yes : reasonable portion
E-Reserves/LMS	Yes : reasonable portion accompanied by a link to the item on Westlaw AU
Scholarly Sharing	No
Course Pack	Yes : reasonable portion accompanied by a link to the item on Westlaw AU
Walk-in Users	Yes
Interlibrary Loans	Yes : by post, fax or secure electronic transmission to non-commercial libraries, on an infrequent, irregular and ad hoc basis, distribute limited extracts of content