House to revise internal rule

House to revise internal rule

JAKARTA: In an attempt to shorten bill deliberations, the
House of Representatives' Legislation Body has proposed a draft
revision of the House's Internal Regulations.

House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Monday that the proposal
would be discussed by a steering committee (Bamus) for further
deliberation.

Legislation Body chairman Zein Badjeber said that the plenary
meeting at the House had been used as an open forum for
discussing various issues and it had taken up too much time.

With the revision, Zein said that the plenary meeting would be
used as a forum for legislators to make decisions.

Discussions and debates on various issues would be conducted
by the commission, steering committee (Bamus), special committee
(Pansus) or the factions, Zein added.

It is hoped that the revision of the House's Internal
Regulations will boost the House's performance in legislation, he
said. -- JP