In a bid to improve the quality of the registration and reporting of receivers and administrators through the utilization of electronic systems, the Minister of Law and Human Rights has issued Regulation No. 37 of 2018 on Requirements and Procedures for the Registration and Reporting of Receivers and Administrators.

The House of Representatives is currently deliberating the Draft Bill on Tax Consultants, which is listed as part of the government?s 2018 Priority National Legislative Program. Once enforced, the Draft Bill will serve as the legal framework for the tax-consultant profession and will also ensure legal protection for any taxpayers who utilize the various services offered by Consultants.

In order to implement Supreme Court Regulation No. 3 of 2018 on the Administration of Cases in Courts via Electronic Means, The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has issued Decree No. 122/KMA/SK/VII/2018 on Guidelines for Registered Users of the Court Information System.

With the aim of improving legal-aid coverage and services, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has issued Regulation No. 1 of 2018 on Paralegals for the Facilitation of Legal Aid.

With the ultimate aim of improving the independence, objectivity and professionalism of capital-market legal consultants, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued Regulation No. 66/POJK.04/2017 on Legal Consultants Practicing in the Capital Market .

In a bid to simplify procedures to employ foreign advocates, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has issued Regulation No. 26 of 2017 on Requirements and Procedures to Employ Foreign Advocates and Obligations for the Provision of Pro-Bono Services to the Legal Education and Research Sector .

The Ministry of Finance is now updated the requirements and licenses which have to be met in order to be admitted as a tax attorney-at-law by the tax court through the issuance of Regulation No. 184/PMK.01/2017 on Requirements for Tax Attorneys at Tax Courts. Regulation 184/2017 repeals and replaces Ministry Regulation No. 61/PMK.01/2012, which addressed the same matters.

A new correction mechanism for any errors which are discovered relating to the data of limited liability companies, foundations and associations which possess legal status now been established through the issuance of Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regulation No. 17 of 2017 on Procedures for Applications for Legal-Entity Data Corrections for Limited Liability Companies, Foundations and Associations.

In a bid to comply with the recommendations made by the Asia-Pacific Group Financial Action Task Force, the Ministry of Finance has issued Regulation No. 155/PMK.01/2017, which amends Ministry Regulation No. 55/PMK.01/2017 on the Know-Your-Customer Principle for Accountants and Public Accountants.

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights has issued Regulation No. 9 of 2017 on the Implementation of the Know-Your-Customer Principle by Notaries, with the ultimate objective of preventing and eradicating all activity relating to money laundering and the funding of terrorism.