Politics · Indonesia · 2 days ago
Indonesia plans earlier checks to prevent conflicting local and national regulations
Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry wants to prevent local rules from conflicting with national regulations.
Deputy Home Affairs Minister Bima Arya Sugiarto said checks would start while rules are being planned and drafted, rather than only after they are adopted.
The ministry says conflicting regulations can slow development and local economic growth, and make it harder for businesses to know what rules apply.
Its review found that about 37.6% of the titles of planned local regulations for 2026 align with national priorities.
The ministry plans to assess the local effects of draft national rules, create guidance for sector-specific local regulations, connect two digital systems for reviewing rules, and strengthen its guidance to local governments.
It is also considering awards or incentives for local governments that produce effective regulations.
The ministry hopes the changes will improve coordination and make rules more predictable for communities and businesses.
Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry plans to review draft regulations earlier to prevent conflicts between central and local rules.
The shift would move oversight from correcting rules after enactment to prevention during planning and drafting.
Ministry data show that about 37.6 percent of proposed local regulations in the 2026 program align with national priorities.
The ministry outlined four measures, including regional impact assessments and linking two digital harmonisation systems.
It is also considering incentives or awards for local governments that produce high-quality regulations.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry, led on this issue by Deputy Home Affairs Minister Bima Arya Sugiarto.
- What
- The ministry plans earlier preventive checks to reduce overlap between central and local regulations.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday, October 9, 2026.
- Where
- At the Indonesia In-House Counsel Summit & Awards 2026 in Bali.
- Why
- To strengthen legal certainty and support a more conducive business climate.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The issue today is not that we should make fewer rules, but truly how to create less uncertainty.
When downstream correction is no longer available, the quality of local regulations is entirely determined by the very early stage, the planning and drafting stage.
We imagine that if the Home Affairs Ministry together with ICCA or Hukumonline could hold awards for local government legal products, that would be extraordinary. Hopefully it can be realized, and God willing, we will work together to make it happen.
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- Alignment with national priorities
- About 37.6 percent of proposed local regulations in the 2026 program
- Regional impact checks
- Planned assessment of central-level draft regulations
- Digital systems
- e-Perda to be integrated with the Ministry of Law’s e-Harmonisasi
- Proposed recognition
- Incentives or awards for local governments producing high-quality legal regulations
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