The 2015 Regulation sets out procedure for citizens to follow when requesting court decisions, and covers: Submission of applications and case registrations; Court summonses; Trials; and Decisions.

In a bid to end the current confusion that exists among Indonesian lawyers, the Chief Justice has ordered all courts of appeal across Indonesia to take oaths from lawyers belonging to any bar association. In other words, the Supreme Court has finally acknowledged multiple bar associations and therefore now allows lawyers from all bar associations to practice law within Indonesia.

The 2015 Regulation mandates for freedom of movement within ASEAN territory and is of relevance to both governments and citizens of ASEAN states.

Government Regulation No. 65 of 2015 on Guidance for Diversion and the Handling of Cases Involving Children Below the Age of 12 (?2015 Regulation?) has been issued as an implementation of Articles 15 and 21 of Law No. 11 of 2012 on the Juvenile Justice System (?Juvenile Law?).

The Minister of Tourism has issued Regulation No. 9 of 2015 on the Criteria and Requirements for Income Tax Concessions Utilization Pertaining to Investment in Tourism Area Businesses (?2015 Regulation?).

The Minister of Finance (?Minister?) has issued Regulation No. 83/PMK.01/2015 on Restraints on Gratitude Payments at the Ministry of Finance (?2015 Regulation?). The stated aim of the 2015 Regulation is to prevent and eradicate corruption at the Ministry of Finance.

The 2015 Regulation sets out procedures to demand compensation from the State based on court decisions or arbitral awards. Claims for compensation, under the 2015 Regulation, are to be addressed to the Minister.

In essence, the Decision declares that the act of investigators, including the naming of a person as a suspect and searching and seizing evidence in criminal cases can be challenged at a pretrial. Prior to the Decision, the KUHAP did not allow these actions to be challenged as such. Additionally, the Court also redefined the standard of evidence that must be established by an investigator to name a person as a suspect.

Under the Regulation, the Minister stipulates specific guidelines to restrict payments of gratification at offices of the Ministry of Industry (?Ministry?), by specifying the scope of gratification and reporting mechanisms to its internal Gratification Restraint Unit (Unit Pengendalian Gratifikasi - UPG).

Over the past few weeks, public attention has been focused on the pretrial hearing submitted by Police Commissioner General Budi Gunawan (?Applicant?) against the Corruption Eradication Commission (?Respondent?).