Assign function Return Value to Array - could this call a copy constructor?

The following example snippets illustrate the code I am thinking about. Unfortunatelly i do not have an appropriate compiler ready here so I can not deliver a full example. (Not sure if the code below contains errors).

Package * Controller::getPackage(unsigned i)
{
    //All possible values for i contain a pointer to a valid package
    return this->magicPackages[i];
}

Requester::startRequest(Controller &controller)
{
    const unsigned N = 10;
    Package (&packages)[N];

    for(unsigned i = 0; i < N; ++i)
    {
        packages[i] = controller.getPackage(i);
    }
}

• Will Package (&packages)[N] only take lvalue references?


• When would this copy a Package?


• How can i prevent an assignment to ever copy a Package?

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Edit:

The comments below suggest that the Array would not compile since the references are not initialised.

I try to request a buffer of references from another object and do something with them afterwards. Just passing a pointer value around would not be problematic for me.

I thougth writing it as a reference would help the compiler when optimizing the code that is why I tried to write the array as an array of references.

The comments below are useful and i think they should be made into an answer, i would accept an answer that states why this can not be done.