Problems plague new online licensing system
Problems plague new online licensing system
JAKARTA (JP): The new online system for endorsing corporate
bodies is still having problems, with only 11 approvals by the
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights since it started on March 1.
The ministry's director general of general law administration,
Romli Atmasasmita, when asked by the The Jakarta Post on
Thursday, conceded that despite 720 notaries now authorized to
use the system "there are still many problems".
These problems involved technical matters concerning the
Internet Service Provider, or notaries who were not fully
accustomed to the computerized system.
Several notaries contacted by the Post complained of problems
such as the length of time to get online and sudden disconnection
from the server.
Romli said these difficulties could be resolved gradually, and
by next month he expected some 50 endorsements could be completed
per day.
The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights announced the
computerized system on Jan. 31 as a way of accelerating the
licensing of corporate bodies.
Under the previous manual system, notaries filed and submitted
endorsement applications through the ministry's administration.
Now, notaries submit applications online.
Romli said he had instructed his staff not to accept or
process new applications filed using the manual system as of
March 1.
The Indonesian Notary Public Association (INI) has complained
that, despite its expected eventual benefits, the online system
is expensive.
The association has called on its members not to register for
authorization to use the new system.
The current rate charged by notaries to license companies
ranges between Rp 5 million and Rp 7 million, depending on the
firm's capital. This includes the fee for the notary's services.
Several notaries claim they have to charge at least Rp 7.5
million for the new process.
"It will burden the clients," a notary who asked to remain
anonymous said, without detailing the service fee charged.
Several notaries also complained that they had been asked to
buy new computer hardware.
The purchase of a new modem from PT Sarana Rekatama Dinamika
(SRD), a company appointed by the ministry to provide
computerized services for the new system, was said to be the
minimum prerequisite.
But notaries said that despite already owning a relatively new
computer, they had been forced to buy another computer with a
system compatible with the modem.
The ministry has stated that, if notaries already own a
computer, they only have to buy the modem at a cost of about Rp
300,000.
If not, PT Sarana Rekatama Dinamika offered a computer
hardware set at a cost of US$699.(04)