Definition of Class Actions

Are you not familiar with the term of the class action in Indonesia? Find out several definitions of class action.

Indonesia adjusts the regulation related to the procedures of the class action in Indonesia. The definition of the class action and the procedures about this action are clearly stated in Regulation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1/2002 dated 26 April 2018. 

In some cases, the class action occurs because a group of people that are being harmed and there is no solution or problem solving related to the issue. Here are several definitions of the class action in Indonesia according to Regulation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1/2002 dated 26 April 2018.

The Definitions of Class Action

Feeling damaged and asking for the compensation because of the issue made by someone or company, the group of people can do the class action. What class action is? A class action is originally from the United States. The action develops to some countries including Indonesia. 

Generally, a class action in Indonesia can be defined as the legal proceeding method of a group of people or a person on behalf of a group of people that bring the lawsuit more efficiently. If a group of people decides to have a representative to represent their suit, they need to sign on the agreement to the representative they choose.

There are two definitions of the class action are elaborated.

Findlaw’s Legal Dictionary

Based on Findlaw’s Legal Dictionary, the class action can be defined as the action in which a representative of the plaintiff sues or a representative of the defendant is sued on behalf of a class of plaintiffs or defendants who have the same interests in the lawsuit as their representative and whose rights can be more efficiently determined or protected as a group than in an individual suit.

Regulation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1/2002

According to Regulation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1/2002 dated 26 April 2018, the class action means a procedure for the submission of petitions, in which one or more persons who represent(s) a group submit(s) a petition for himself or themselves and concurrently represent(s) a great number of people with the same fact or legal basis among the representative of the group and the members of the group.

Class Action Lawsuit in Indonesia

Class action in Indonesia is stated clearly in Regulation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1/2002. To file a class action lawsuit, there should be a group of people that must have the same purpose and legal basis that is represented by the qualified representative that belongs to the same group. In filing the lawsuit of the class action in Indonesia, you don’t need the attorney. However, it will be more beneficial to use an attorney because he knows the legal terms and procedures related to the lawsuit in Indonesia. 

The same procedures of the class action in Indonesia are applicable to the Consumer Protection Law, Construction Services Law, Forestry Law, Protection and Management of the Environment Law, and Waste Management Law.

Before joining the lawsuit of the class action in Indonesia, make sure you know the highlight of the term of class action and the points of this action.


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