Appended Table 2
Number Exempted Subjects Persons Eligible for Exemption
i Labor Standards Act and Industrial Safety and Health Act 1. A person who has engaged in the administration of labor laws and regulations (meaning the Acts listed in items (i) through (xx)-20 of Appended Table 1 and orders based on those Acts, and the Administrative Complaint Review Act (limited to the case of appeals concerning the Acts listed in items (i) through (xx)-20 of that table or orders based on those Acts); the same applies hereinafter) as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more
2. A person who has engaged in the administration of the Labor Standards Act, the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act or the Industrial Safety and Health Act as a national public officer for a total period of 10 years or more
3. A person whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes as having knowledge equal to or greater than that of the persons listed in 1 and 2 of this item with regard to the Labor Standards Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act
ii Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act 1. A person who has engaged in the administration of social insurance laws and regulations (meaning the Acts listed in items (xxi) through (xxxi) of Appended Table 1 and orders based on those Acts, and the Administrative Complaint Review Act (limited to the case of appeals concerning the Acts listed in items (xxi) through (xxxi) of that table or orders based on those Acts); the same applies hereinafter) as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 1 of the following item and 1 of item (iv), receives an exemption from the examination in the subjects of the Employment Insurance Act and the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance)
2. A person who has engaged in the administration of labor laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more
3. A person who, for a total period of 15 years or more as an officer or worker of an organization that carries out affairs prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare concerning laws and regulations on labor or social insurance (hereinafter referred to as "labor and social insurance law affairs") and that is designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, or for a total period of 15 years or more as an assistant to a labor and social security attorney or a labor and social security attorney corporation, has engaged in labor and social insurance law affairs, and who has completed a course that is conducted by the Federation and that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated as meeting the standards prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 3 of the following item and 3 of item (iv), receives an exemption from the examination in the subjects of the Employment Insurance Act and the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance)
4. A person who has engaged in the administration of the Labor Standards Act or the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act as a national public officer for a total period of 10 years or more
5. A person who has held the position of industrial accident compensation insurance examiner for a total period of five years or more
6. A person whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes as having knowledge equal to or greater than that of the persons listed in 1 through 5 of this item with regard to the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
iii Employment Insurance Act 1. A person who has engaged in the administration of social insurance laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 1 of the preceding item and 1 of the following item, receives an exemption from the examination in the subjects of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act and the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance)
2. A person who has engaged in the administration of labor laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more
3. A person who, for a total period of 15 years or more as an officer or worker of an organization that carries out labor and social insurance law affairs and that is designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, or for a total period of 15 years or more as an assistant to a labor and social security attorney or a labor and social security attorney corporation, has engaged in labor and social insurance law affairs, and who has completed a course that is conducted by the Federation and that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated as meeting the standards prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 3 of the preceding item and 3 of the following item, receives an exemption from the examination in the subjects of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act and the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance)
4. A person who has engaged in the administration of the Employment Insurance Act or the Employment Security Act as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 10 years or more
5. A person who has held the position of employment insurance examiner for a total period of five years or more
6. A person whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes as having knowledge equal to or greater than that of the persons listed in 1 through 5 of this item with regard to the Employment Insurance Act
iv Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance 1. A person who has engaged in the administration of social insurance laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 1 of item (ii) and 1 of the preceding item, receives an exemption from the examination in the subjects of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Act)
2. A person who has engaged in the administration of labor laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more
3. A person who, for a total period of 15 years or more as an officer or worker of an organization that carries out labor and social insurance law affairs and that is designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, or for a total period of 15 years or more as an assistant to a labor and social security attorney or a labor and social security attorney corporation, has engaged in labor and social insurance law affairs, and who has completed a course that is conducted by the Federation and that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated as meeting the standards prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 3 of item (ii) and 3 of the preceding item, receives an exemption from the examination in the subjects of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Act)
4. A person who has engaged in the administration of the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 10 years or more
5. A person whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes as having knowledge equal to or greater than that of the persons listed in 1 through 4 of this item with regard to the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance
v Health Insurance Act 1. A person who has engaged in the administration of social insurance laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more
2. A person who has engaged in the administration of the Health Insurance Act as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 10 years or more
3. A person who has held the position of social insurance examiner for a total period of five years or more
4. A person whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes as having knowledge equal to or greater than that of the persons listed in 1 through 3 of this item with regard to the Health Insurance Act
vi Employees' Pension Insurance Act 1. A person who has engaged in the administration of social insurance laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more
2. A person who has engaged in the administration of labor laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 2 of the following item, receives an exemption from the examination in the subject of the National Pension Act)
3. A person who, for a total period of 15 years or more as an officer or worker of an organization that carries out labor and social insurance law affairs and that is designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, or for a total period of 15 years or more as an assistant to a labor and social security attorney or a labor and social security attorney corporation, has engaged in labor and social insurance law affairs, and who has completed a course that is conducted by the Federation and that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated as meeting the standards prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 3 of the following item, receives an exemption from the examination in the subject of the National Pension Act)
4. A person who has engaged in the administration of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 10 years or more
5. A person who has held the position of social insurance examiner for a total period of five years or more
6. A person whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes as having knowledge equal to or greater than that of the persons listed in 1 through 5 of this item with regard to the Employees' Pension Insurance Act
vii National Pension Act 1. A person who has engaged in the administration of social insurance laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more
2. A person who has engaged in the administration of labor laws and regulations as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 15 years or more (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 2 of the preceding item, receives an exemption from the examination in the subject of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act)
3. A person who, for a total period of 15 years or more as an officer or worker of an organization that carries out labor and social insurance law affairs and that is designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, or for a total period of 15 years or more as an assistant to a labor and social security attorney or a labor and social security attorney corporation, has engaged in labor and social insurance law affairs, and who has completed a course that is conducted by the Federation and that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated as meeting the standards prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding a person who, as a person falling under 3 of the preceding item, receives an exemption from the examination in the subject of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act)
4. A person who has engaged in the administration of the National Pension Act as a public officer of the State or a local government for a total period of 10 years or more
5. A person who has held the position of social insurance examiner for a total period of five years or more
6. A person whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes as having knowledge equal to or greater than that of the persons listed in 1 through 5 of this item with regard to the National Pension Act
viii General knowledge on personnel management and other matters concerning labor and social insurance 1. A person who, for a total period of 15 years or more as an officer or worker of an organization that carries out labor and social insurance law affairs and that is designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, or for a total period of 15 years or more as an assistant to a labor and social security attorney or a labor and social security attorney corporation, has engaged in labor and social insurance law affairs, and who has completed a course that is conducted by the Federation and that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated as meeting the standards prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
2. A person for whom the total of the period during which the person has engaged in administrative affairs falling under the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a public officer of the State or a local government, the period during which the person has engaged in affairs equivalent to administrative affairs as an officer or staff member of an agency engaged in administrative execution under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the period during which the person has engaged in affairs equivalent to administrative affairs falling under the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as an officer or staff member of a specified local incorporated administrative agency is 10 years or more
3. A person whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes as having knowledge equal to or greater than that of the persons listed in 1 and 2 of this item with regard to labor and social insurance
“items (i) through (xx)-20 of Appended Table 1” “items (i) through (xx)-20 of that table” “items (xxi) through (xxxi) of Appended Table 1” “items (xxi) through (xxxi) of that table”