Interior Minister Urges Local Governments to Draft Proactive Regulations
Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian emphasised the Ministry of Home Affairs’ role in safeguarding the quality of regional regulations, ensuring they are consistent with higher-level legislation and able to meet community needs.
This oversight is carried out through guidance and supervision of local governments, including evaluations of draft regional legal instruments such as Regional Regulations (Perda) and Regional Head Regulations (Perkada).
Tito made the remarks at the 2026 National Legal Development Forum, themed ‘Orchestrating the Transformation of Legislative Governance in the Digital Era: Delivering Evidence-Based, Adaptive and Impactful Legislation’, held today at Graha Pengayoman, the Ministry of Law’s office in Jakarta.
Tito explained that local governments have the authority to issue various legal instruments, ranging from Regional Regulations, jointly enacted with regional councils (DPRD), to Regional Head Regulations. Village governments also have the authority to issue rules, including Village Regulations (Perdes) and Village Head Regulations (Perkades).
The drafting of these various instruments therefore needs to be overseen, he said, to ensure that the resulting regulations comply with legislation and can be implemented effectively.
“Once they are approved, they will have an impact on the public,” Tito said in a written statement on Thursday (15 October 2026).
In carrying out its guidance and oversight role, the Ministry of Home Affairs also coordinates with the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of State Secretariat. This coordination is particularly important in harmonising regulations, to ensure their substance and place in the legislative hierarchy are appropriate.
“We hope this cooperation will continue. Regional heads can also work with the regional offices of the Ministry of Law, particularly on harmonisation. They also often seek legal opinions from the Attorney General’s Office, through provincial and district prosecutors’ offices,” Tito said.
Tito also called for a shift in the approach to drafting regulations, from one that tends to be reactive to one that is more proactive. He said the government should identify problems and potential challenges at an early stage, so that regulations do not merely respond to issues that have already arisen but can also anticipate future problems.
“As with the regions, we have also directed them to identify problems and then draw up regulations to address them,” he said.
At the event, Tito and Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas signed a document committing to the implementation of the National Action Agenda for Legal Development: Transforming Legislative Governance.
Also in attendance were Supreme Court Chief Justice Sunarto; Coordinating Minister for Legal Affairs, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra; Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto; Attorney General ST Burhanuddin; National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto; and other officials.