*Note: This Agreement was signed in 1972 when Papua New Guinea was still an Australian-administered United Nations trust territory (hence called “Trust territory of Papua New Guinea in the Agreement). It was on 15 September 1975 that established an official independent nation of Papua New Guinea.

• Summary

This legal document contains the English version of the Agreement between the Government of the Common Wealth of Australia and the Government of the Republic Of Indonesia Establishing Certain Seabed Boundaries in the Area of The Timor and Arafura Seas, signed on 9 October 1972.

The summary article of this document can be found at that of its English version.

• Document: Agreement between Australia and Indonesia Establishing Certain Seabed Boundaries in the Area of The Timor and Arafura Seas on 9 October 1972, Supplementary to the Agreement of 18 May 1971 (Indonesian version, adopted from UN Treaty Series)
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  • (Indonesian version) Agreement between Australia and Indonesia Establishing Certain Seabed Boundaries on 18 May 1971