[1][2] Over some two decades (mid-1990s to mid-2010s) the Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand experienced internal divisions regarding the matter of property ownership.
[1] In early 2012, people representing the parishes and municipalities who refuse Metropolitan Petar's legitimacy entered into negotiations with the MOC.
[1] The number of parishes of the Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia - Sydney under first administrator Metropolitan Timothy are 14.
[1] Both sides agreed to put on hold any legal processes in order to allow for time to reach a solution over a period of 3 years.
[1] In the late 2010s the situation had become formalised and the churches under Metropolitan Timothy are organised as first administrator of the Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia - Sydney.