The Urgency of Establishment Supervisory Board Mineral and Coal Mining in Indonesia: The Prospect and The Development (original) (raw)

From 2005 to November 2014, there were 248 head of local government involved in corruption cases. If left unchecked, the 20-year losses to the state of the mines could Rp200, 75 trillion. The natural resources shall be used for the general welfare of society and or public interest. It is in line with The 1945 Constitution of Indonesia referred to Article 33 paragraph (3) which states that the earth, water, and natural resources contained therein shall be used for common good. Mineral and Coal already stipulated in Law No. 4 of 2009, and Government Regulation No. 55 of 2010 and more specified by the Local Regulation, in terms of the authority on supervision and licensing given to the Executive Institutions such as the Ministry, Governor and Regent / Mayor, while the executive organ may come from political parties which has political interest. Hence, the urgency of the establishment Supervisory Board Mineral and Coal Mining or Badan Pengawas Pertambangan Mineral dan Batubara (BP2MB) must be established, because the mineral and coal management must be handled by an independent agency in the process of supervision, licensing and inspection files, and business licensing, in order to maximize in promoting the welfare of society, and prevent coruption in the management of mining and coal. The methodology in this research is the methodology of normative legal research, at least contain: method used in the preparation of an academic paper, among other normative juridical method. Data Collection and Processing Methods based on primary data, secondary, and tertiary. Keyword: Urgency, Supervision Body, Mining