The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Justice Phase 3 (AIPJ3) is a five-year, A$63 million investment by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to work in partnership with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) to support advancement of its priority law and justice reforms. Building on previous phases, AIPJ3 will support partners to deliver activities against agreed policy priorities, while maintaining flexibility to respond to emerging needs and opportunities. The program focuses on seven policy priorities that are important to Australia and Indonesia: accountability and transparency, criminal justice reform, preventing violent extremism, transnational crime cooperation, commercial law, access to justice, and women’s leadership.
Strengthening the handling of marriage dispensation applications is a key component of AIPJ3's efforts to improve access to justice and child protection in Indonesia. Marriage dispensation proceedings have significant implications for children's protection and future wellbeing. In practice, judges often have limited information about a child's circumstances, including their family situation, physical and mental health, educational continuity, protection risks, and support service needs when examining and deciding marriage dispensation applications. This can limit the court's ability to comprehensively assess the best interests of the child.
To strengthen child protection in these proceedings, the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPPA), with support from the Australia–Indonesia Partnership for Justice Phase 2 (AIPJ2), developed a draft Guideline for the Preparation of Child Protection Reports in Marriage Dispensation Applications, including a Child Protection Report (Laporan Perlindungan Anak/LPA) template. The LPA is intended to provide judges with comprehensive information to support informed decision-making. However, following consultations with KPPPA and other key stakeholders, the draft guideline and LPA require further refinement to improve their practicality, strengthen implementation arrangements, and better support their consistent use by Pusat Pembelajaran Keluarga (PUSPAGA).
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About the Engagement:
AIPJ3, in partnership with KPPPA, seeks a qualified Subcontractor to provide technical expertise to refine the LPA, develop an implementation mechanism and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for its use within PUSPAGA, strengthen referral arrangements with relevant services, and prepare a practical handbook to support its effective implementation.
The objective of the service aims to strengthen child protection in marriage dispensation proceedings by improving the quality of the LPA and supporting its effective implementation within PUSPAGA. Specifically, the consultancy seeks to:
The Expected Outcomes
Requirement for the Request for Proposals (RFP)
To access the RFP document, please click on the link or copy paste it to access the full proposal requirements for this procurement: https://tinyurl.com/RFP-ChildProtection
Please ensure that your organization whether a civil society organization, think tank, or academic/research institute must legally registered in Indonesia, as this is a requirement for participation. Kindly verify that your organization meets this criterion.
The interested organisations must submit the required proposal documents to AIPJ.General@aipj.or.id before the submission deadline of 16 August 2026 at 23:59 Jakarta time (GMT+7). Hardcopies are not required, and late submissions cannot be accepted.
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