If the court in charge of a case finds it appropriate, it may by its own authority refer the case for mediation and handle the case itself or have the case handled by a court which has jurisdiction over the case; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases in which there is no agreement by the parties after the arrangement of the issues and evidence of the case have been completed.
受訴裁判所は、適当であると認めるときは、職権で、事件を調停に付した上、管轄裁判所に処理させ又は自ら処理することができる。ただし、事件について争点及び証拠の整理が完了した後において、当事者の合意がない場合には、この限りでない。
If the case is referred for mediation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the mediation is successful or an order referred to in Article 17 becomes final and binding, the action is deemed to be withdrawn.
If the court in charge of a case carries out the mediation process itself pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), notwithstanding the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1), the chief mediator is designated by the court in charge of the case from among its judges.
The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis if a non-contentious case is referred for mediation.
前三項の規定は、非訟事件を調停に付する場合について準用する。