Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea
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The Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS) was a bilateral agreement between Australia and Timor-Leste that established a framework for sharing revenues from petroleum resources in the Timor Sea while deferring permanent maritime boundary delimitation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea canonical | 2 |
| Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea Context triple: [Timor Sea Treaty, relatedAgreement, Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea]
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A.
2018 Maritime Boundaries Treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste
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.
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B.
Torres Strait Treaty
The Torres Strait Treaty is a bilateral agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea that defines their maritime boundary in the Torres Strait and regulates traditional movement, fishing rights, and resource management in the region.
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C.
Timor Sea Treaty
The Timor Sea Treaty is an international agreement between Australia and Timor-Leste that establishes a framework for jointly managing and sharing revenues from petroleum resources in the Timor Sea.
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D.
Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group
The Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group is the founding treaty that formalizes political, economic, and cultural cooperation among Melanesian states and territories in the Pacific region.
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E.
Samoa Agreement
The Samoa Agreement is a comprehensive partnership framework between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific states that updates and replaces the Cotonou Agreement to govern their political, economic, and development cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea Target entity description: The Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS) was a bilateral agreement between Australia and Timor-Leste that established a framework for sharing revenues from petroleum resources in the Timor Sea while deferring permanent maritime boundary delimitation.
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A.
2018 Maritime Boundaries Treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste
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.
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B.
Torres Strait Treaty
The Torres Strait Treaty is a bilateral agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea that defines their maritime boundary in the Torres Strait and regulates traditional movement, fishing rights, and resource management in the region.
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C.
Timor Sea Treaty
The Timor Sea Treaty is an international agreement between Australia and Timor-Leste that establishes a framework for jointly managing and sharing revenues from petroleum resources in the Timor Sea.
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D.
Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group
The Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group is the founding treaty that formalizes political, economic, and cultural cooperation among Melanesian states and territories in the Pacific region.
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E.
Samoa Agreement
The Samoa Agreement is a comprehensive partnership framework between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific states that updates and replaces the Cotonou Agreement to govern their political, economic, and development cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Timor Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| between |
Government of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
exploitation of seabed resources
ⓘ
joint development of hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| country |
Australia
ⓘ
Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
energy law
ⓘ
international law ⓘ law of the sea ⓘ |
| follows | Timor Sea Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
provisions on maritime boundary moratorium
ⓘ
provisions on unitisation of petroleum fields ⓘ revenue sharing arrangements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defer permanent maritime boundary delimitation between Australia and Timor-Leste
ⓘ
to establish a framework for sharing revenues from petroleum resources in the Timor Sea ⓘ |
| region |
Oceania
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Greater Sunrise gas field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
offshore petroleum development ⓘ |
| shortName | CMATS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Timor Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
maritime boundary ⓘ petroleum resources ⓘ revenue sharing ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea Description of subject: The Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS) was a bilateral agreement between Australia and Timor-Leste that established a framework for sharing revenues from petroleum resources in the Timor Sea while deferring permanent maritime boundary delimitation.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS)