With the ongoing global pandemic affecting our economic nationwide in 2020, the Indonesian Government has issued Omnibus Law in 2020 to attract more investment as part of our national economic recovery program. There are numbers of current implementing regulations affected by the Omnibus Law and we have seen quite a significant number of new regulations issued by the Government to amend or replace the current ones.

The Indonesian Government has issued Government Regulation No. 15 of 2021 (“GR 15/2021”), the implementing regulation of Law No. 6 of 2017 on Architects (“Architects Law”) which was recently amended by Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation (the “Omnibus Law”).

On 2 February 2021, the Indonesian Government issued Government Regulation No. 31 of 2021 on the Operation of the Shipping Sector (“GR 31/2021”) as the implementing regulation of Law No. 17 of 2008 on Shipping (as amended - the “Shipping Law”) which was recently amended by Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation (the “Omnibus Law”).

On 2 February 2021, the Indonesian Government issued Government Regulation No. 39 of 2021 (“GR 39/2021”), as the implementing regulation of Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Guarantees which was recently amended by Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation (the “Omnibus Law”).

The Indonesian Government has issued Government Regulation No. 14 of 2021 (“GR 14/2021”), as one of the implementing regulations of Law No. 11 of 2021 on Job Creation (the “Omnibus Law”), which amends Government Regulation No. 22 of 2020 on the Implementing Regulation of Law No. 2 of 2017 on Construction Services (“GR 22/2020”). GR 14/2021 introduces more detailed provisions than GR 22/2020 and this advisory highlights the key provisions.