The Copyright Agency has agreements with the Commonwealth and each State and Territory government that allow their staff to copy and share content for government purposes.

These agreements set out arrangements for the application of provisions in the Copyright Act 1968 that allows government employees to copy and share copyright content without the permissions usually required, provided there is fair compensation to the content creators. These provisions are often referred to as the government statutory licence (or, sometimes, section 183). 

To find out if your agency is covered under a current agreement, go to the Government Licensing page on our website.