Timor Sea Conciliation (Timor-Leste v. Australia)
On 11 April 2016, pursuant to Article 298 and Annex V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste initiated compulsory conciliation proceedings against the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Case information
| Name(s) of Claimant(s) |
Timor-Leste (State) |
| Name(s) of Respondent(s) | Australia (State) |
| Names of Parties | - |
| Case number | 2016-10 |
| Administering institution | Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) |
| Case status | Concluded |
| Type of case | Inter-state conciliation |
| Subject matter or economic sector | Law of the sea |
| Procedural rules | Ad Hoc Rules of Procedure |
| Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced |
Other |
| Language of Proceeding |
English |
| Seat of Arbitration (by Country) | - N/A - |
| Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s) | Conciliation Commission H.E. Ambassador Peter Taksøe-Jensen (Chairman) Dr. Rosalie Balkin Judge Abdul G. Koroma Professor Donald McRae Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum |
| Representatives of the Claimant(s) |
Timor-Leste Agent H.E. Minister Hermenegildo Pereira
Deputy Agent Ms. Elizabeth Exposto
Principal Representatives H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão Mr. Alfredo Pires H.E. Santina Viegas Cardoso (until 15 September 2017) H.E. Joaquim da Fonseca H.E. Abel Guterres H.E. Milena Pires Mr. Gualdino do Carmo da Silva Mr. Francisco da Costa Monteiro
Counsel Professor Vaughan Lowe QC Sir Michael Wood KCMG Mr. Eran Sthoeger
Legal Representatives Ms. Janet Legrand Mr. Stephen Webb Ms. Gitanjali Bajaj |
| Representatives of the Respondent(s) |
Australia Agent Mr. John Reid
Co-Agent Ms. Katrina Cooper (until 1 November 2017) Mr. James Larsen (from 1 November 2017)
Principal Representatives The Honourable Julie Bishop MP The Honourable George Brandis QC (until 20 December 2017) Mr. Gary Quinlan AO H.E. Brett Mason Mr. Bruce Wilson Ms. Lisa Schofield
Counsel Sir Daniel Bethlehem KCMG QC Mr. Justin Gleeson SC (until 25 October 2016) Mr. Bill Campbell QC PSM (until 20 January 2017) Professor Chester Brown (until 19 September 2016) |
| Representatives of the Parties | |
| Number of Arbitrators in case | 5 |
| Date of commencement of proceeding | 11 April 2016 |
| Date of issue of final award | 09 May 2018 |
| Length of Proceedings | 1-2 years |
| Additional notes | - |
Documents
Procedural Documents
Rules of Procedure
Download | 22 August 2016 | English | 76 KBAward or other decision
Decision on Competence
Download | 19 September 2016 | English | 862 KBReport and Recommendations of the Compulsory Conciliation Commission between Timor-Leste and Australia on the Timor Sea
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 7 MBAnnex 1 to Report - The Parties' Representatives
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 183 KBAnnex 2 to Report - Part XV and Annex V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 180 KBAnnex 3 to Report - Notice of Conciliation
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 472 KBAnnex 4 to Report - Response to the Notice
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 266 KBAnnex 5 to Report - Letter from the Parties to the PCA of 11 May 2016
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 2 MBAnnex 6 to Report - Letter from the Parties to the Commissioners of 11 May 2016
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 2 MBAnnex 7 to Report - Press Releases Nos. 1 to 3
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 1,001 KBAnnex 8 to Report - The Commission's Rules of Procedure
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 126 KBAnnex 9 to Report - Decision on Competence
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 963 KBAnnex 10 to Report - Australia letter of 22 September 2016
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 387 KBAnnex 11 to Report - Press Releases Nos. 4 and 5
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 385 KBAnnex 12 to Report - Commission's Proposal on Confidence-Building Measures of 14 October 2016
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 111 KBAnnex 13 to Report - Parties' Joint Letter of 21 October 2016
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 2 MBAnnex 14 to Report - Timor-Lestes'Letter of 6 December 2016
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 385 KBAnnex 15 to Report - Australia's Letter of 8 December 2016
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 843 KBAnnex 16 to Report - Trilateral Joint Statement of 9 January 2017
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 337 KBAnnex 17 to Report - Australia's Letter of 12 January 2017
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 387 KBAnnex 18 to Report - Trilateral Joint Statement of 24 January 2017
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 266 KBAnnex 19 to Report - Commission Non-Paper of 31 March 2017
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 2 MBAnnex 20 to Report - Press Releases Nos. 6 to 8
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 523 KBAnnex 21 to Report - Comprehensive Package Agreement of 30 August 2017
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 4 MBAnnex 22 to Report - Protocol to Commission's Action Plan of 25 September 2017
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 185 KBAnnex 23 to Report - Exchange of Correspondence between Australia and Timor-Leste on Transitional Arrangements for Bayu-Undan and Kitan
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 738 KBAnnex 24 to Report - Press Releases Nos. 9 to 14
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 603 KBAnnex 25 to Report - Exchange of Letters between the Commission and the Parties on the interpretation of the treaty provisions relating to the fiscal regime for Greater Sunrise
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 535 KBAnnex 26 to Report - Supplemental Action Plan of 23 December 2017
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 123 KBAnnex 27 to Report - Commission Paper on the Comparative Benefits of Timor LNG and Darwin LNG & Condensed Comparative Analysis of Alternative Development Concepts
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 267 KBAnnex 28 to Report - Maritime Boundary Treaty signed by the Parties on 6 March 2018
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 635 KBPress Release
Press Release No. 1 (EN)
Download | 29 July 2016 | English | 771 KBPress Release No. 1 (PT)
Download | 29 July 2016 | Portuguese | 551 KBPress Release No. 1 (FR)
Download | 29 July 2016 | French | 772 KBPress Release No. 2 (EN)
Download | 22 August 2016 | English | 96 KBPress Release No. 2 (PT)
Download | 22 August 2016 | Portuguese | 96 KBPress Release No. 2 (FR)
Download | 22 August 2016 | French | 96 KBPress Release No. 3 (EN)
Download | 31 August 2016 | English | 95 KBPress Release No. 3 (PT)
Download | 31 August 2016 | Portuguese | 95 KBPress Release No. 3 (FR)
Download | 31 August 2016 | French | 95 KBPress Release No. 4 (EN)
Download | 26 September 2016 | English | 102 KBPress Release No. 4 (PT)
Download | 26 September 2016 | Portuguese | 103 KBPress Release No. 4 (FR)
Download | 26 September 2016 | French | 105 KBPress Release No. 5 (EN)
Download | 13 October 2016 | English | 237 KBPress Release No. 5 (PT)
Download | 13 October 2016 | Portuguese | 242 KBTrilateral Joint Statement
Download | 09 January 2017 | English | 297 KBTrilateral Joint Statement
Download | 24 January 2017 | English | 217 KBPress Release No. 6 (EN)
Download | 03 April 2017 | English | 212 KBPress Release No. 6 (PT)
Download | 03 April 2017 | Portuguese | 193 KBPress Release No. 6 (FR)
Download | 03 April 2017 | French | 214 KBPress Release No. 7 (EN)
Download | 12 June 2017 | English | 174 KBPress Release No. 7 (PT)
Download | 12 June 2017 | Portuguese | 161 KBPress Release No. 7 (FR)
Download | 12 June 2017 | French | 177 KBPress Release No. 8 (EN)
Download | 09 August 2017 | English | 175 KBPress Release No. 8 (PT)
Download | 09 August 2017 | Portuguese | 162 KBPress Release No. 8 (FR)
Download | 09 August 2017 | French | 164 KBPress Release No. 9 (EN)
Download | 01 September 2017 | English | 98 KBPress Release No. 9 (PT)
Download | 01 September 2017 | Portuguese | 100 KBPress Release No. 9 (FR)
Download | 01 September 2017 | French | 102 KBPress Release No. 10 (EN)
Download | 15 October 2017 | English | 97 KBPress Release No. 10 (PT)
Download | 15 October 2017 | Portuguese | 101 KBPress Release No. 10 (FR)
Download | 15 October 2017 | French | 101 KBPress Release No. 11 (EN)
Download | 23 November 2017 | English | 98 KBPress Release No. 11 (PT)
Download | 23 November 2017 | Portuguese | 98 KBPress Release No. 11 (FR)
Download | 23 November 2017 | French | 101 KBPress Release No. 12 (EN)
Download | 26 December 2017 | English | 100 KBPress Release No. 12 (PT)
Download | 26 December 2017 | Portuguese | 101 KBPress Release No. 13 (EN)
Download | 25 February 2018 | English | 98 KBPress Release No. 13 (PT)
Download | 25 February 2018 | Portuguese | 99 KBPress Release No. 14 (EN)
Download | 06 March 2018 | English | 5 MBPress Release No. 15 (EN)
Download | 09 May 2018 | English | 198 KBOther
Presentation for Timor-Leste’s Opening Statement
Download | 29 August 2016 | English | 6 MBPresentation for Australia’s Opening Statement
Download | 29 August 2016 | English | 16 MBVideo
Opening Session
Download | 29 August 2016 | English | filesize missingSigning Ceremony
Download | 06 March 2018 | English | filesize missingTranscript/Minutes
Opening Session Transcript
Download | 29 August 2016 | English | 262 KB