Treaties - Australian Maritime Boundaries 2020: International Treaty Boundaries

June 2020 digital representation of Australia's international maritime treaty boundaries, updated to include the 2018 Australia Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty. Geoscience Australia developed this GIS data product in consultation with other Commonwealth Government agencies. The coverage includes the whole Australian marine jurisdiction, from approximately 8°S to 70°S latitude and 39°E to 174°E longitude.

Use Cases

• Visualizing Australia's maritime treaty boundaries based on the described GIS data product.
• Analyzing changes in maritime jurisdiction based on the inclusion of the 2018 Timor-Leste Treaty.
• Supporting legal and policy research on maritime zones based on the treaty boundaries described.
• Integrating treaty boundaries into marine spatial planning systems based on the geographic coverage described.

Strengths

• Includes the 2018 Australia Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty, providing a recent update.
• Coverage spans the entire Australian marine jurisdiction, from approximately 8°S to 70°S latitude and 39°E to 174°E longitude.
• Developed by Geoscience Australia in consultation with other relevant Commonwealth Government agencies.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, in consultation with the Attorney-General's Department, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Australian Hydrographic Office.

Collection Method

Delineation of Australia's domestic and international maritime limits and boundaries.

Time Range

Currency: June 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 15:50:24.054933; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia including all external territories, covering the Australian marine jurisdiction approximately between 8°S to 70°S latitude and 39°E to 174°E longitude.