Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian government supports the development of petroleum resources in the JPDA and Greater Sunrise areas, and supports strongly and remains strongly committed to the treaties between Australia and Timor-Leste that facilitate these developments for the benefit of both countries. Timor-Leste and Australia freely entered into CMATS in 2007. Australia will honour the treaty. We expect Timor-Leste to do the same. I am not going to speculate on what action the Australian government would take should Timor-Leste proceed to terminate CMATS. We have received, however, no indication from Timor-Leste that would suggest CMATS would be terminated.