No maritime boundary exists between Australia and East Timor. East Timor
was not party to the bilateral Australia-Indonesia agreements that pre-dated its
independence. The Australia-Indonesia treaty concerning the Timor Gap Zone
of Cooperation is similarly not binding on East Timor, as it was never a party
to it and Indonesia’s acts on East Timor’s behalf stemmed from an illegal occupation. Indeed, as previously noted, both UNTAET, on entering into
agreements on East Timor’s behalf, and East Timor itself on independence,
made it clear that the Timor Gap treaty was not regarded as valid. In any
case, the Zone of Cooperation, the agreements between Australia and
UNTAET, and the subsequent TST concluded between Australia and East
Timor are all interim agreements without prejudice to the final delimitation of
boundaries
No maritime boundary exists between Australia and East Timor. East Timor
was not party to the bilateral Australia-Indonesia agreements that pre-dated its
independence. The Australia-Indonesia treaty concerning the Timor Gap Zone
of Cooperation is similarly not binding on East Timor, as it was never a party
to it and Indonesia’s acts on East Timor’s behalf stemmed from an illegal occupation. Indeed, as previously noted, both UNTAET, on entering into
agreements on East Timor’s behalf, and East Timor itself on independence,
made it clear that the Timor Gap treaty was not regarded as valid. In any
case, the Zone of Cooperation, the agreements between Australia and
UNTAET, and the subsequent TST concluded between Australia and East
Timor are all interim agreements without prejudice to the final delimitation of
boundaries
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