The Timor Sea Treaty, signed between the Governments of Timor-Leste and Australia in 2002, established the Joint Petroleum Development Area (JPDA) in the Timor Sea. Under this Treaty, Timor-Leste and Australia control, manage and facilitate exploration and exploitation of petroleum resources in the JPDA, for the benefit of the peoples of Timor-Leste and Australia.
Following is a list of Legal Framework established for the administration of the petroleum activities in the JPDA and some existing petroleum contracts:
| No. | Legal Framework for Petroleum Operations | Type | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Timor Sea Treaty |  | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 2. | Interim Petroleum Mining Code | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 3. | Petroleum Mining Code | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 4. | Interim Regulations issued under Article 37 of the Interim Petroleum Mining Code | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 5. | Interim Directions issued under Article 37 of the Interim Petroleum Mining Code | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 6. | Interim Administrative Guidelines for the Joint Petroleum Development Area | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 7. | Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 8. | Greater Sunrise – Memorandum of Understanding | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 9. | Greater Sunrise – International Unitisation Agreement | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| 10. | Production Sharing Contracts: – JPDA PSC 06-101 A | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| – JPDA PSC 06-103 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English | |
| – JPDA PSC 06-105 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English | |
| – JPDA PSC 11 – 106 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English | |
| 11. | Summary Details: – Public Notice Section 19 of PMC-Summary of PSC JPDA 11-106 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
| – Artigo 29.SII.No.8.2014 da Lei das Atividades Petroliferas-ANP | | Tetun | Portuguese | English | |
| – Jornal da República Serie II No. 36 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English | |
| – Summary PSC 03-12 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English | |
| – Summary PSC 03-13 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English | |
| – Summary PSC 03-19 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English | |
| – Summary PSC 03-20 | | Tetun | Portuguese | English |
