Fair dealing under the Copyright Act

Copying (ie. photocopying, printing) of a reasonable portion of works is allowed for the purpose of research and study. See the Australian Copyright Council's Online Information Centre for further information

What is considered a reasonable portion?

Some examples of a reasonable portion that can be copied are:

Text or printed music	Text published in electronic form	Newspaper, magazine and journal articles
10% of the total number of pages, or: one chapter (if divided into chapters)	10% of the total number of words, or: one chapter	One article from a single issue of a journal - or more than one article if the articles relate to the same subject