Australia-Timor-Leste Maritime Boundary Treaty 2019

Geoscience Australia's 2019 Australian Maritime Boundaries database includes the ratified treaty with Timor-Leste. This data product is a digital representation of the maritime boundary treaty ratified on 30 August 2019. It is published by Geoscience Australia in consultation with other Commonwealth agencies.

Use Cases

• Visualize the treaty-defined maritime boundary coordinates between 9.5°S to 11.5°S latitude and 126°E to 128.5°E longitude on maps.
• Analyze the spatial extent of the treaty area using the provided GDA94 datum coordinates.
• Integrate this treaty boundary layer with other maritime zones in the Australian Maritime Spatial Information System (AMSIS).

Strengths

• Officially published by Geoscience Australia, the primary Australian authority for maritime boundaries.
• Includes the specific treaty ratified with Timor-Leste on 30 August 2019.
• Provides geographic extent with defined latitude and longitude limits.

Limitations

• The dataset is a digital representation; the legal treaty text prevails in case of inconsistency.
• Spatial coverage is limited to the specific treaty area with Timor-Leste, not all Australian maritime boundaries.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Delineation and digital representation of the international maritime boundary treaty.

Time Range

Treaty ratified 30 August 2019; database epoch is 2019.

Freshness

Current as of September 2019 (2019 epoch).

Geography

Maritime boundary area between Australia and Timor-Leste, approximately 9.5°S to 11.5°S and 126°E to 128.5°E.