Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Law Finally Enacted

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.

Several legal issues are left unresolved by the Aviation Law which affects its enforceability in practice.

Law No. 24/2009 is having an unsettling effect on business in Indonesia. Despite the fact that no implementing regulations have been issued and there is a general consensus the failure to conclude an Indonesian version of an agreement should not invalidate it, risk averse parties and parties who in a position to push translation costs onto a counter-party are requiring the production of Indonesian translations of a wide range of legal documents.

Following the issuance of Government Regulation No. 24 of 2018 (“GR 24/2018”) introducing an online-based system for processing and issuing certain business licenses, on 10 July 2018