Foretell Implementation of Land Acquisition for Public Interest Development in Indonesia*
President Susilo Bambang Yudoyhono has issued Presidential Regulation No. 71 of 2012 on the Implementation of Land Acquisition for Public Interest Development (Peraturan Presiden No. 71 tahun 2012 tentang Penyelenggaraan Pengadaan Tanah Bagi Pembangunan Untuk Kepentingan Umum) last year, on August 2012, to implement Law No. 2 of 2012 on Land Acquisition for Public Interest Development (Undang-undang No. 2 tahun 2012 tentang Pengadaan Tanah Bagi Pembangunan Untuk Kepentingan Umum). The Regulation repeals and replaces Presidential Regulation No. 36 of 2005, as amended by No. 65 of 2006, on the same subject matter, as well as its implementing regulations, thereby heralding an era of a completely revised legislative framework underlying land acquisition. The signing of The Regulation was what Indonesian people and investor had been waiting for since the Law on Land Acquisition for Public Interest Development was passed by the House of Representatives (DPR – Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) in December 2011.
Ibrahim Hasan 