Indonesia Omnibus Bill – Changes To The Mining Law

(2 November 2020) The Indonesian House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or "DPR") recently passed the Omnibus Bill on Job Creation (the "Omnibus Bill"). The stated aim of the Omnibus Bill is to bolster investment and create jobs by streamlining regulations and simplifying the licensing process to improve the ease of doing business in Indonesia.

The Omnibus Bill amends various provisions in laws across numerous sectors, including Law No. 4 of 2009 regarding Mineral and Coal Mining, as amended by Law No. 3 of 2020 (together, the "Mining Law"). The Omnibus Bill does not introduce significant changes to the Mining Law, adding just one provision and amending another provision. This is most likely because the Mining Law was just amended through Law No. 3 of 2020 in June this year.