2018 Maritime Boundaries Treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste
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The 2018 Maritime Boundaries Treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste is a bilateral agreement that definitively delineates the two countries’ maritime borders and establishes a framework for sharing revenues from key offshore oil and gas resources in the Timor Sea.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty 2018 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
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international agreement ⓘ maritime boundary agreement ⓘ |
| addresses |
jurisdiction over water column
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sovereign rights over seabed resources ⓘ |
| allocates | majority share of Greater Sunrise upstream revenue to Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Establishing Their Maritime Boundaries in the Timor Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Treaties of Australia
ⓘ
Treaties of East Timor ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on joint development of petroleum resources
ⓘ
provisions on unitisation of transboundary petroleum fields ⓘ |
| country1 | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country2 | Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversArea | Timor Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creates | special regime for the Greater Sunrise gas fields ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2018-03-06 ⓘ |
| defines |
continental shelf boundary between Australia and Timor-Leste
ⓘ
exclusive economic zone boundary between Australia and Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| depositedWith | Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 2019-08-30 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOnAnniversaryOf | 20th anniversary of Timor-Leste’s 1999 independence referendum ⓘ |
| establishes |
median line maritime boundary between Australia and Timor-Leste
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permanent maritime boundary in the Timor Sea ⓘ |
| includes | revenue sharing arrangements for Greater Sunrise ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedUnder | compulsory conciliation procedures of UNCLOS ⓘ |
| predecessor | provisional resource-sharing arrangements in the Timor Sea ⓘ |
| purpose |
to delimit maritime boundaries between Australia and Timor-Leste
ⓘ
to establish a framework for sharing revenues from offshore oil and gas resources in the Timor Sea ⓘ |
| region |
Oceania
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Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| regulates | development of Greater Sunrise petroleum resources ⓘ |
| replaces |
Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS) Treaty
NERFINISHED
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Timor Sea Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedFrom | UN conciliation between Australia and Timor-Leste (2016–2018) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedAt | United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Government of Australia
NERFINISHED
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Government of Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
maritime delimitation
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offshore petroleum resources ⓘ revenue sharing ⓘ |
| year | 2018 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Greater Sunrise gas field
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governedBy
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2018 Maritime Boundaries Treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste
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Timor Sea Treaty
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relatedAgreement
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2018 Maritime Boundaries Treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste
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this entity surface form:
Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty 2018