Draft Bill on KADIN Strengthens the Organization’s

The Legislative Body (“Baleg”) of Indonesia’s House of Representatives (“DPR RI”) is refining the drafting of the Bill on the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“KADIN”). This regulation is expected to position KADIN as a suprastructure organization on a level equivalent to ministries and state institutions.

“This is more about the development of law from the perspective of a suprastructure organization. It is on an equal footing with ministries and state institutions,” said Bob Hasan, Chair of Baleg DPR RI, to Hukumonline.

The main point of this regulation is to provide a stronger position for KADIN as the single representative of the private sector. In the future, KADIN will no longer function merely as a passive partner of the Government, but will have a stronger legal standing to influence and oversee national economic and investment policies.

“This alignment is not because it is within the same infrastructure. KADIN is a representation of the private sector in order to provide a balance to the governmental and state infrastructure,” Bob said.

The discussion process in Baleg is still focused on deepening the legal structure to ensure that there is no overlap of authority with government institutions. The DPR RI is still scheduling a number of hearings (Rapat Dengar Pendapat/RDP) to gather input and aspirations from various stakeholders