Ministry of ATR: Land Administration Bill to Strengthen Agrarian System
The Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) has stated that the Land Administration Bill is part of an effort to harmonise agrarian regulations comprehensively and serves as a strategic instrument to strengthen the national land system.
“This Bill is positioned as a strategic instrument to strengthen the national land system,” said the Secretary General of the Ministry of ATR/BPN, Dalu Agung Darmawan, in Jakarta on Tuesday.
He noted that the Bill is part of an effort to harmonise agrarian regulations within the framework of national development that is equitable, sustainable, and provides legal certainty.
According to him, the Land Administration Bill was drafted based on Law Number 5 of 1960 concerning the Basic Agrarian Regulations (UUPA), which was originally created as the legal umbrella for comprehensive agrarian management.
Moving forward, Dalu continued, the Land Administration Bill is expected to provide a solution and create a more integrated land administration system.
“The Land Administration Bill needs to be formulated due to evolving circumstances and the fragmentation of regulations that trigger overlapping regulations, policy disharmony, and various issues in land management and administration,” he said.
The Ministry of ATR/BPN discussed the Land Administration Bill with Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) at the Ministry of ATR/BPN Office in Jakarta on Monday.
Through this Focus Group Discussion (FGD), the Ministry of ATR/BPN opened a space for discussion and gathered opinions from the Leadership and Members of Commission II of the DPR RI to support the strengthening of the Bill. From the Ministry’s side, the strengthening of this Administration Bill is also supported through the inventory of substantive aspects from technical units.
Dalu Agung Darmawan revealed that these technical aspects include spatial management through a land management paradigm, strengthening surveys, mapping, and cadastre as the foundation of modern land administration, improving land registration governance, strengthening Agrarian Reform, controlling and regulating land and space, and the formation of land courts.
“Various inputs from these technical units are expected to enrich the substance of the Land Administration Bill so that it can meet the legal needs and the increasingly complex implementation of land administration,” he said.
Moving forward, the Ministry of ATR/BPN and Commission II of the DPR RI are committed to continuously refining the material of the Land Administration Bill before entering the next stages of discussion.
“We highly hope that the Land Administration Bill can become a priority in the National Legislation Programme (Prolegnas) so that its discussion can proceed immediately and produce a comprehensive legal basis for the implementation of land administration in Indonesia,” he added.