Timor Sea Agreements – Key Dates

Timor-Leste and Australia reached agreement on the complete text of a draft treaty as anticipated in the Comprehensive Package Agreement of 30 August 2017.

Timor-Leste and Australia continued participating in the meetings with the Conciliation Commission to find a solution to the maritime boundary dispute in the Timor Sea. On 30 August 2017, Timor-Leste and Australia reached agreement in principle on a comprehensive maritime boundary agreement.

Timor-Leste and Australia continued participating in the meetings with the Conciliation Commission to find a solution to the maritime boundary dispute in the Timor Sea.

Timor-Leste and Australia hold a series of confidential meetings with the Conciliation Commission in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The CMATS Treaty ceases to be in force.

Timor-Leste and Australia hold a series of confidential meetings with the Conciliation Commission in Washington D.C., USA.

Timor-Leste withdraws from two arbitration cases against Australia related to taxation jurisdiction and alleged espionage during the negotiation of the CMATS treaty.

Timor-Leste and Australia hold a series of confidential meetings with the Conciliation Commission in Singapore.

Timor-Leste notifies Australia of its wish to terminate the 2006 Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS), a provisional resource-sharing treaty.