2006 Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea

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Timor-Leste/Australia Maritime Commission

“Article 11: Dispute Settlement

Any disputes about the interpretation or application of this Treaty shall be settled by consultation or negotiation.”

Annex I – Assessment Procedure

Annex 2 – Line Referred to in Article 8

Exchange of Side Letters Concerning Article 4.2

23/02/2007

10/04/2017

“Article 13: Entry into Force

This Treaty shall enter into force on the day on which the Government of Australia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste have notified each other, in writing, that their respective requirements for the entry into force of this Treaty have been complied with.”

See also Article 3: Duration of the Timor Sea Treaty and Article 12: Period of This Treaty.

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1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

1989 Treaty between Australia and the Republic of Indonesia on the Zone of Cooperation in an Area between the Indonesian Province of East Timor and Northern Australia

2002 Timor Sea Treaty between the Government of East Timor and the Government of Australia

2003 Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste relating to the Unitisation of the Sunrise and Troubadour Fields

2018 Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste establishing their Maritime Boundaries in the Timor Sea

Australian Treaty Series accessed on 21/10/2019

On 10 January 2017, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste formally notified the Commonwealth of Australia of its desire to terminate the 2006 Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea. In accordance with Article 12.2 of the 2006 Treaty, it ceased to be in force on 10 April 2017. In 2018, following the first-ever conciliation under UNCLOS, Australia and Timor-Leste signed the Treaty Between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Australia Establishing their Maritime Boundaries in the Timor Sea.