Jakarta – The government has revoked 4,000 bylaws deemed unjust, discriminatory and in violation of human rights.

"Another defect of the bylaws was that they violated the Constitution [and] the law," Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on Monday.

He said that formulating a bylaw can cost Rp 300 million (US$35,100) each. "That's why I call for a bylaw making for more efficiency in the future," he said, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

In order to avoid mistakes in the creation of bylaws, Patrialis said regional administrations can request assistance from the ministry's directorate general for legislation, which has legal drafters and legislation experts.

"We can be involved in helping regional administrations to synchronize bylaws [with the Constitution and existing laws] so that they will not be problematic," he said.