Muhammad Yasin, Robert Sidauruk
The exact figure as to how many existing laws and regulations are still enforced in Indonesia is a question that remains unanswered by any Governmental institution. Such information is often suppressed and leads to inconsistencies between government policies and the process of making meaningful and consistent regulations.
Consequently this hampers national development programs including because both the central and regional Governments have authority to issue regulations, thus potentially and often leading to regulatory overlap, differing interpretations, disharmony and inconsistency.
This view was expressed by Diani Sediawati, Analyst Director of Laws and Regulations at the Ministry of National Development Planning (Ministry), at a seminar in Jakarta on Thursday called “Public Consultation on Regulation Reformation.”
Diani stated that her institution aims “to harmonize and rearrange all current laws and regulations as part of the national development program to “ensure that legislation can be implemented effectively to fill its proper role in society”.
Currently the Ministry is taking several preliminary steps to reform regulations. These measures will be incorporated in the 2015-2019 Mid-Term National Development Program. Under this program, regulatory frameworks will be drafted in accordance with the National Development Plan.
There are four developed approaches being considered to reform regulations.
The first is to simplify regulations by revoking unnecessary laws and regulation, especially provisions on permits and licensing. Second is to re-conceptualize procedures on the process of drafting legislation, ensuring that drafting processes satisfy the requirements under Law No. 12 of 2011 on the Establishment of Laws and Regulations. Third is to restructure Governmental institutions that possess regulatory power. The last is to improve human resource skills in drafting legislation.
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Muhammad Yasin, Robert Sidauruk
The exact figure as to how many existing laws and regulations are still enforced in Indonesia is a question that remains unanswered by any Governmental institution. Such information is often suppressed and leads to inconsistencies between government policies and the process of making meaningful and consistent regulations.
Consequently this hampers national development programs including because both the central and regional Governments have authority to issue regulations, thus potentially and often leading to regulatory overlap, differing interpretations, disharmony and inconsistency.
This view was expressed by Diani Sediawati, Analyst Director of Laws and Regulations at the Ministry of National Development Planning (Ministry), at a seminar in Jakarta on Thursday called “Public Consultation on Regulation Reformation.”
Diani stated that her institution aims “to harmonize and rearrange all current laws and regulations as part of the national development program to “ensure that legislation can be implemented effectively to fill its proper role in society”.
Currently the Ministry is taking several preliminary steps to reform regulations. These measures will be incorporated in the 2015-2019 Mid-Term National Development Program. Under this program, regulatory frameworks will be drafted in accordance with the National Development Plan.
There are four developed approaches being considered to reform regulations.
The first is to simplify regulations by revoking unnecessary laws and regulation, especially provisions on permits and licensing. Second is to re-conceptualize procedures on the process of drafting legislation, ensuring that drafting processes satisfy the requirements under Law No. 12 of 2011 on the Establishment of Laws and Regulations. Third is to restructure Governmental institutions that possess regulatory power. The last is to improve human resource skills in drafting legislation.
(ds/kc)