The Business Supervisory Competition Commission (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha-KPPU) is established by Act Number 5 Year 1999 on the Ban on Monopolistic Practice and Unfair Trade Practices (Anti Monopoly Law) as independent body to oversee the implementation of Anti Monopoly Law and answer to the President.

The commission have the authority to initiate investigation based on incoming complaint and/or its own initiatives against alleged action of business actors which violates Anti Monopoly Law. The Commission also have quasi-judicial nature where it can make decision over the results of the investigation. Further, the Commission’s decision shall have final and binding power (art 46 (1) Anti Monopoly Law) if not asked for review. The party can request the Commission’s decision to be reviewed by the District Court (art 44 (2) Anti Monopoly Law), and the review can be appealed to the Supreme Court (art 46 (3) Anti Monopoly Law).

Article 35 of Anti Monopoly Law sets the following duties to the Commission:

1. conducting evaluations of contracts that might cause monopolistic practices and/or unfair business competition as regulated under Articles 5 through 16
   
   
2. conducting evaluations of business activities and/or entrepreneurs’ behavior that might cause monopolistic practices and/or unfair business competition as regulated under Articles 17 through 24;
   
   
3. conducting evaluations if there is any abuse or not in the dominant position that might cause monopolistic practices and/or unfair business competition as regulated under Articles 25 through 28;
   
   
4. taking actions based on the authority of the Commission as regulated under Article 36; e. providing suggestions and consideration on Government policy related to monopolistic practices and/or business competition;
   
   
5. set up guidelines and/or publication related to this Law;
   
   
6. providing periodic report on the work results of the Commission to the President and the House of Representative.

The Commission also have the following authorities:

1. receiving reports from the public and/or business actors concerning allegations of monopolistic practices and/or unfair business competition;
   
   
2. conducting investigations on allegations of any business activity and/or actions by business actors that might cause monopolistic practices and/or unfair business competition;
   
   
3. conducting investigations and/or examination on allegation cases of monopolistic practices and/or unfair business competition reported by the public or by business actors or based on the findings by the commission as a result of its investigation;
   
   
4. concluding the results of the investigation and/or examination whether there is any monopolistic practices and/or unfair business competition or not;
   
   
5. summoning business actors alleged to have violated the provisions in this law;
   
   
6. summoning and bringing witnesses, expert witnesses and anybody considered knowing of any violation to the provisions in this law;
   
   
7. requesting assistance from the investigators to bring the business actors, witness, expert witness or anybody as referred to under Paragraph e and f of this article, who are not willing to fulfill the summon by the Commission to appear;
   
   
8. requesting information from the Government agency with regard to the investigation and/or examination of the business actors violating provisions in this law;
   
   
9. obtaining, investigating and/or evaluating letters, documents, or other evidence for the purpose of investigation and/or examination;
   
   
10. deciding and determining if there is any loss or not suffered by other business actors or the public;
    
    
11. notifying the Commission’s decision to the business actors alleged of conducting monopolistic practices and/or unfair business competition; l. imposing and administrative sanction to the entrepreneurs violating provisions in this law.