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