If the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs receives an application based on the provisions of Article 106 from both parties, or, if the Commissioner receives an application from one of the parties and the other party consents, the commissioner is to refer the matter to mediation by the mediators.
The Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may refrain from referring a matter to mediation if the commissioner finds that the nature of cases renders it inappropriate for mediation, or if the commissioner finds that a party has applied for mediation without due cause and in pursuit of an unjustifiable end.
文化庁長官は、前項の申請があつた場合において、事件がその性質上あつせんをするのに適当でないと認めるとき、又は当事者が不当な目的でみだりにあつせんの申請をしたと認めるときは、あつせんに付さないことができる。