①A request for examination must be filed within 30 days counting from the day following the day on which notice of the measure provided for in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article was given.

②If there is a natural disaster or other unavoidable reason for not having filed a request for examination within the period set forth in the preceding paragraph, a request for examination may, notwithstanding the provisions of that paragraph, be filed only within one week counting from the day following the day on which that reason ceased to exist.

③In the case where the director of the immigration detention center, etc. has erroneously informed a person of a period longer than the statutory period as the period for requesting examination, if a request for examination is filed within the period so informed, the request for examination is deemed to have been filed within the statutory period.

The provisions of Article 15, Article 18, paragraph (3), Article 19, paragraphs (2) and (4), Article 22, paragraphs (1) and (5), Article 23, Article 25, paragraphs (1), (2) and (6), Article 26, Article 27 and Article 39 of the Administrative Complaint Review Act (Act No. 68 of 2014) apply mutatis mutandis to a request for examination. In this case, the phrase "upon the petition of the requester for review or ex officio" in Article 25, paragraph (2) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "ex officio", and any other necessary technical replacement of terms is specified by Cabinet Order.

①The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to conduct the necessary investigation concerning a request for examination ex officio.

②If it is necessary for the investigation set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may order the director of the immigration detention center, etc. to submit reports or materials or other objects, or have an official designated by the Commissioner question the person who filed the request for examination or other relevant persons or request them to submit objects, retain the objects submitted by those persons, or conduct an inspection.

①When the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency receives a request for examination, the Commissioner is to endeavor to make a determination within 90 days to the extent possible.

②The provisions of Article 45, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 46, paragraph (1), main clause and paragraph (2) (excluding item (ii)), Article 47 (excluding the proviso and item (ii)), Article 48, Article 50, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 51 and Article 52, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Administrative Complaint Review Act apply mutatis mutandis to a determination on a request for examination. In this case, the phrase "Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications" in Article 51, paragraph (3) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "Ministry of Justice Order", and any other necessary technical replacement of terms is specified by Cabinet Order.

①A person who is dissatisfied with a determination on a request for examination may file a request for re-examination in writing with the Minister of Justice.

②A request for re-examination under the provisions of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter simply referred to as a "request for re-examination" in this Section) must be filed within 30 days from the day following the day on which notice of the determination on the request for examination was given.

③The provisions of Article 55-68, paragraph (2), Article 55-69, paragraph (2), Article 55-71 and paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, and Article 15, Article 18, paragraph (3), Article 19, paragraphs (2) and (4), Article 23, Article 25, paragraphs (1), (2) and (6), Article 26, Article 27, Article 39, the main clause of Article 46, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) (excluding item (ii)), Article 47 (excluding the proviso and item (ii)), Article 48, Article 50, paragraph (1), Article 51, Article 52, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 62, paragraph (2) and Article 64, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Administrative Complaint Review Act apply mutatis mutandis to a request for re-examination. In this case, "upon petition by the requestor for review or ex officio" in Article 25, paragraph (2) of the same Act is deemed to be replaced with "ex officio", and "Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications" in Article 51, paragraph (3) of the same Act is deemed to be replaced with "Ministry of Justice Order", and any other necessary technical replacement of terms is provided for by Cabinet Order.

①If any of the following acts has been committed against a detainee by officials of the immigration detention center, etc., the detainee may, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order, report those facts in writing to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency:

②A report under the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be made within 30 days from the day following the day on which the facts pertaining to the report occurred.

③The provisions of Article 55-68, paragraph (2), Article 55-69, paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article 55-71, and Article 18, paragraph (3), Article 22, paragraphs (1) and (5), Article 23, Article 27 and Article 39 of the Administrative Complaint Review Act apply mutatis mutandis to a report under the provisions of paragraph (1). In this case, any necessary technical replacement of terms is provided for by Cabinet Order.

①If a report under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is lawful, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to confirm whether or not the facts pertaining to the report exist and notify the person who made the report of the result; provided, however, that this does not apply if that person has left the facility.

②If a report under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article was made after the expiration of the statutory period or is otherwise unlawful, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to notify the person who made the report to that effect. In this case, the provisions of the proviso to the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis.

③The provisions of Article 55-72, paragraph (1), and Article 50, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Administrative Complaint Review Act apply mutatis mutandis to a notice under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs. In this case, any necessary technical replacement of terms is provided for by Cabinet Order.

④If the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency has confirmed that the facts prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article occurred and finds it necessary, the Commissioner is to take the measures necessary to prevent the recurrence of similar acts and other measures.

①If a detainee who has received a notice under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) of the preceding Article is dissatisfied with its content, the detainee may, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order, report the facts prescribed in Article 55-74, paragraph (1) in writing to the Minister of Justice.

②A report under the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be made within 30 days from the day following the day on which the notice under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) of the preceding Article was received.

③The provisions of Article 55-68, paragraph (2), Article 55-69, paragraph (2), Article 55-71, Article 55-72, paragraph (1), and paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) of the preceding Article, and Article 18, paragraph (3), Article 23, Article 27, Article 39 and Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Complaint Review Act apply mutatis mutandis to a report under the provisions of paragraph (1). In this case, any necessary technical replacement of terms is provided for by Cabinet Order.

①A detainee may file a complaint in writing with the Minister of Justice concerning measures taken against the detainee by the director of the immigration detention center, etc. or other treatment the detainee has received.

②The provisions of Article 55-68, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the complaint set forth in the preceding paragraph.

③Upon receiving a complaint set forth in paragraph (1), the Minister of Justice must process it in good faith and notify the person who filed the complaint of the result of the processing; provided, however, that this does not apply if that person has left the facility.

①A detainee may file a complaint, orally or in writing, with an auditor who conducts an on-site audit pursuant to the provisions of Article 55-9 (hereinafter simply referred to as an "auditor" in this Section) concerning measures taken against the detainee by the director of the immigration detention center, etc. or other treatment the detainee has received.

②The provisions of Article 55-68, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the complaint set forth in the preceding paragraph.

③In receiving an oral complaint set forth in paragraph (1), an auditor must not have officials of the immigration detention center, etc. present.

④The provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis where an auditor has received a complaint set forth in paragraph (1).

①A detainee may file a complaint, orally or in writing, with the director of the immigration detention center, etc. concerning measures taken against the detainee by the director of the immigration detention center, etc. or other treatment the detainee has received.

②The provisions of Article 55-68, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the complaint set forth in the preceding paragraph.

③When a detainee files an oral complaint set forth in paragraph (1), the director of the immigration detention center, etc. may have an official designated by the director hear its content.

④The provisions of Article 55-77, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis where the director of the immigration detention center, etc. has received a complaint set forth in paragraph (1).

①The director of the immigration detention center, etc. must take the necessary measures so that, when a detainee files a request for examination, etc. (meaning a request for examination, a request for re-examination, or a report under the provisions of Article 55-74, paragraph (1) or Article 55-76, paragraph (1); the same applies in the following paragraph and the following Article) or a complaint to the Minister of Justice or an auditor (meaning a complaint set forth in Article 55-77, paragraph (1) or Article 55-78, paragraph (1)), the detainee is able to keep its content confidential from the officials of the immigration detention center or the regional immigration services bureau.

②Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 55-60, documents of a request for examination, etc. or of a complaint (meaning a complaint set forth in Article 55-77, paragraph (1), Article 55-78, paragraph (1) or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article; the same applies in the following Article) must not be inspected.

Officials of an immigration detention center or a regional immigration services bureau must not treat a detainee disadvantageously on the grounds that the detainee has filed a request for examination, etc. or a complaint.

If a detainee dies, the director of the immigration detention center, etc. must, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, promptly notify the bereaved family, etc. of the detainee of the cause and the date and time of death and, if there are articles left behind or withheld letters, etc. to be delivered, of that fact.

①If a detainee dies and there is no person to carry out the burial or cremation of the body, the burial or cremation is to be carried out by the director of the immigration detention center, etc., notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 of the Act on Graveyards, Burial, etc. (Act No. 48 of 1948).

②Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, measures concerning the body of a detainee are provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.