Bamisoet encourages the simplification of regulations to become a political and legal strategic agenda

Jakarta – Member of the Republic of Indonesia’s DPR, Bambang Saesatyo (Bamsoet), warned that the phenomenon of regulatory obesity, overlapping regulations and poor coordination between agencies caused the law to lose direction and public policy. According to him, this issue is not only administrative, but has become the heart of national legal politics and has a direct influence on the direction of state public policy. “Our legal politics seems inconsistent. Every institution is competing for regulations, as if new regulations are always the solution. In reality, more and more regulations without guidance are making the state overloaded with the law and loses control of public policy,” Bamoet said in his statement, Saturday (11/10/2025). He conveyed this when he presented the course ‘Legal Politics and Public Policy’, Borobudur University Law Doctoral Program on Borobudur University Campus, Jakarta, Saturday (11/10). Browse to continue the content of the chair of the 15th Indonesian people’s consulting meeting, emphasized that this phenomenon shows the weakness of the legal political design of Indonesia that does not yet have a clear guidance. Legal politics must be a guideline for the whole process of forming regulations, so that national laws stretch linearly with the goals of development and the well -being of people. In practice, however, law is often a reflection of the war war of sectoral interests, rather than an instrument of rational public policy. Data from the Law Ministry states that by 2024 there will be more than 42,000 regulations at the central level and approximately 480,000 regional regulations. Most were made without coordination between institutions and without evaluating the impact of their policy. Many regulations overlap, and are even contrary to the policy of the central government. “In a healthy legal politics, regulations are created to provide direction and certainty. But in our practice, regulations often cause confusion. Every public policy becomes slow because it has to wait for adjustments between regulations. Accordingly, the bureaucracy becomes reluctant to move forward and investors lose confidence,” Bamsoet said. The Deputy General Chairman of the Golkar Party gave the example of the investment and environmental sectors, as the areas that are most vulnerable as a result of overlapping regulations. On the one hand, the government encourages the comfort to do business through the job creation right. On the other hand, however, hundreds of derivative regulations have emerged at the ministerial and regional government level that have not yet been fully harmonized. The root of this problem begins with a fragmentary view of legal politics. The legislative process is often understood as a short -term political process, not part of the long -term legal planning. Each government regime brings in its own agenda and priorities, while the continuity of law is often overlooked as a system. “In the framework of public policy, the law must be an instrument, not a purpose. If legal politics is structured on the basis of short -term interests, public policy will fall on the road. Therefore, the structuring of regulations is no longer an option, but a constitutional necessity,” Bamsoet explained. The chairman of the 20th DPR RI encouraged legal reform to note to simplify the national regulatory structure through a comprehensive inventory and harmonization process. The government, DPR and judicial institutions must set up a regular regulatory assessment mechanism to ensure that every legal product remains relevant to community needs and national development policies. In addition, it is essential to establish a special coordinating institution under the president whose task is to monitor the direction of national legal politics and carry out harmonization between regulations at all levels. This institution is also expected to function as a public policy control center to avoid contradictions between agencies. “If the law loses direction, public policy will lose speed. Therefore, simplification of regulations is a strategic agenda for national legal politics. The law should not be a hindrance to development. It must be a car that drives change and wealth,” Bamoet concluded. (Anl/Ega)