Article 24Evaluation of the Results of an Investigation or Monitoring by Another Administrative Organ or Entity
第二十四条（他の行政機関等による調査等の結果の評価等）
If an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm has occurred and the Investigation Commission finds it to be necessary to clarify the Cause or Source of an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm in order to prevent instances of bodily harm from occurring or increasing, it must Evaluate the results of any Investigation or Monitoring by Another Administrative Organ or Entity as provided in the proviso to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, once these results have been obtained.
If, as a result of the Evaluation referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Investigation Commission finds it necessary to do so with a view to Ensuring Consumer Safety, it may state its opinion to the head of the administrative organ in charge of the administrative processes involved in the Investigation or Monitoring by the Other Administrative Organ or Entity, with regard to its clarification of the Cause or Source of the Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm.
If, as a result of the Evaluation referred to in paragraph (1), the Investigation Commission finds it necessary to implement an investigation in order to clarify the Cause or Source of an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm with a view to Ensuring Consumer Safety, the Investigation Commission is to Investigate the Cause or Source of that actual or potential accident.
The head of an administrative organ in charge of the administrative processes involved in the Investigation or Monitoring by Another Administrative Organ or Entity referred to in paragraph (1) may hear the Investigation Commission's opinions with regard to the Investigation or Monitoring by the Other Administrative Organ or Entity.
第一項の他の行政機関等による調査等に関する事務を所掌する行政機関の長は、当該他の行政機関等による調査等に関して調査委員会の意見を聴くことができる。
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Ensuring Consumer Safety
「消費者安全の確保」
Preventing consumers from suffering harm in their lives as consumers and keeping them safe.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (3)· applies throughout the law
Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm
「生命身体事故等」
An accident in which a consumer suffers harm to life or body to the degree a Cabinet Order (政令) sets, or a situation likely to cause such an accident, as listed in Article 2, paragraph (5), items (i) and (ii).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (6)· applies throughout the law
Investigation Commission
「調査委員会」
The Consumer Safety Investigation Commission (消費者安全調査委員会), set up within the Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁).
Short name set inArticle 15, paragraph (1)
Cause or Source
「事故等原因」
Collectively, the cause of an actual or potential accident involving bodily harm (生命身体事故等) and the cause of the harm it does, which the Consumer Safety Investigation Commission investigates under Article 16, paragraph (1), item (i).
Short name set inArticle 16, paragraph (1), item (i)
Investigation into the Cause or Source
「事故等原因調査」
An investigation by the Consumer Safety Investigation Commission to find the cause of an actual or potential accident involving bodily harm (生命身体事故等) and of the harm it does, other than aircraft, railway and marine accidents as defined in the Act for Establishment of the Japan Transport Safety Board.
Short name set inArticle 16, paragraph (1), item (i)
Investigation or Monitoring by Another Administrative Organ or Entitymachine translation
「他の行政機関等による調査等」
An investigation or inspection of an actual or potential accident involving bodily harm (生命身体事故等) by another administrative body (other than the Japan Transport Safety Board), or by a local government under an Act or an order made under one, including one carried out by anyone else to whom an Act gives all or part of that work.
Short name set inArticle 16, paragraph (1), item (ii)
Evaluationmachine translation
「評価」
The Consumer Safety Investigation Commission's evaluation of whether an investigation or inspection by another administrative body or a local government (他の行政機関等による調査等) has found the cause of an actual or potential accident involving bodily harm.
Short name set inArticle 16, paragraph (1), item (ii)