Arbitration under the Timor Sea Treaty (Timor-Leste v. Australia)

On 15 September 2015, the Republic of Timor-Leste (“Timor-Leste”) initiated arbitral proceedings by way of a Notice of Arbitration served upon the Commonwealth of Australia (“Australia”) pursuant to the Timor Sea Treaty between the Government of East Timor and the Government of Australia of 20 May 2002 (the “Timor Sea Treaty”). The Permanent Court of Arbitration acted as Registry in the arbitration.


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Timor-Leste (State)
Name(s) of Respondent(s) Australia (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2015-42
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Inter-state arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector -
Procedural rules - Other -
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
Timor Sea Treaty
Country A: Timor-Leste
Country B: Australia

Language of Proceeding -
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) -
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

H.E. Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Chairman)

Professor Sean D. Murphy

Professor Ivan Shearer AM

Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Co-Agents

H.E. Minister Alfredo Pires

 

Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper

ARENT FOX LLP (Los Angeles)

 

Counsel

Mr. Timothy J. Feighery

Mr. Lee M. Caplan

ARENT FOX LLP (Washington DC)

 

Mr. Jeffrey R. Makin

Ms. Diane Roldan

ARENT FOX LLP (Los Angeles)

 

 

Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Agent

Mr. John Reid

First Assistant Secretary, International Law and Human Rights Division

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

 

Counsel

Mr. Justin Gleeson SC

SOLICITOR-GENERAL OF THE COMMOMWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

Sir Daniel Bethlehem KCMG QC

20 ESSEX ST CHAMBERS

 

Professor Chester Brown

Professor of International Law and International Arbitration

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 15 September 2015
Date of issue of final award -
Length of Proceedings Less than one year
Additional notes -

Documents

Procedural Documents
Rules of Procedure