Papua special autonomy
The Papua Special Autonomy (Indonesian: Otonomi Khusus Papua, Otsus Papua) was granted by the Republic of Indonesia through Law Number 21 of 2001 (State Gazette of 2001 No. 135 and Supplement to the State Gazette No. 4151) which has been amended by Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1 of 2008 (LN of 2008 No. 57 and TLN No. 4843). Law 21/2001, which consists of 79 articles, regulates the authorities of Indonesian Papua Provinces in implementing special autonomy. For complete material, please see Law 21/2001. In addition to matters specifically regulated in this Law, the Papua Region still uses the Law on regional government which applies generally to all regions in Indonesia.