Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction and Search and Rescue Region Boundaries

Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction map delineates the country's maritime boundaries and Search and Rescue Region. Updated in 2019 to incorporate changes from the 2018 Australia Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty, it was originally produced for the Australian Customs Service (Border Protection). The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime jurisdiction for legal and operational purposes based on the described map and treaty updates.
• Planning and coordinating search and rescue operations within the defined SAR region.
• Analyzing changes in maritime boundaries following international treaties like the 2018 Australia Timor-Leste agreement.
• Supporting maritime domain awareness and border protection activities for agencies like the Australian Customs Service.

Strengths

• Updated in 2019 to reflect a specific international treaty (the 2018 Australia Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty).
• Produced for an official government agency (Australian Customs Service/Border Protection).
• Hosted by a national data network (Australian Ocean Data Network).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely produced from official cartographic and legal sources for government use.

Time Range

Data reflects boundaries as of the 2019 update, incorporating the 2018 treaty.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 01:26:36.701178; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction, including areas confirmed in 2012 and updated per the Timor-Leste treaty.