- In the wake of marathon discussions, the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat - "DPR"), the Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah – "DPD") and the government recently issued a list of 40 draft bills for inclusion in the 2022 Priority National Legislative Program ("Prolegnas 2022").
- Ibnu Multazam, Deputy Chief at the DPR’s Legislative Body, has revealed that the DPR, DPD and government have agreed upon the use of five parameters that have been applied to the various draft bills that are permitted to be included under the Prolegnas 2022, as follows: 1) Draft bills that are currently in the level I discussion stage; 2) Draft bills that are awaiting a presidential letter; 3) Draft bills for which the relevant concepts have been completely harmonized, finalized and consolidated by the DPR’s legislative body; 4) Draft bills for which the relevant concepts are currently undergoing the harmonization, finalization and consolidation stages, as undertaken by the DPR’s legislative body; 5) Newly proposed draft bills that were already listed under the 2020 - 2024 Prolegnas and that have been deemed urgent.
- According to Mr. Multazam, the 40 draft bills that have been included under the Prolegnas 2022 comprise 26 draft bills proposed by the DPR, 12 draft bills proposed by the government and two draft bills proposed by the DPD. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly, has affirmed that as a stakeholder in the formation of laws and regulations, the government has invited all parties to commit themselves to completing discussions of the various draft bills, which means that some work still needs to be to done in relation to the 2021 Prolegnas.
- The 40 draft bills in question include the following: 1) Draft Bill on New and Renewable Energy; 2) Draft Bill on Drug and Food Control; 3) Draft Bill on Reform of the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector; 4) Draft Bill on the Elimination of Sexual Violence; 5) Draft Bill on the Prohibition of Alcoholic Drinks; 6) Draft Bill on Chemicals; 7) Draft Bill on Personal Data Protection; 8) Draft Bill on Civil Procedural Law; 9) Draft Bill on the National Capital City; 10) Draft Bill on the Practice of Psychology.
- For more on this story, see Hukumonline: “Pembentuk UU Sepakati 40 RUU Prolegnas 2022, Ini Daftarnya”.
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