The Labour Relations Commission, upon motion by either party or by the Labour Relations Commission's authority, may examine evidence by the methods listed in item (ii) for the procedures for investigation, and by the methods listed in the following items for the procedures for hearings:
労働委員会は、当事者の申立てにより又は職権で、調査を行う手続においては第二号に掲げる方法により、審問を行う手続においては次の各号に掲げる方法により証拠調べをすることができる。
to order the parties or witnesses to appear and have them make statements to the extent necessary to find facts;
事実の認定に必要な限度において、当事者又は証人に出頭を命じて陳述させること。
to order the holders of those books and documents, or other objects related to the case (hereinafter referred to as the "objects") to submit the objects, without which it is found likely to be difficult to certify the facts, or to retain the objects already submitted.
事件に関係のある帳簿書類その他の物件であつて、当該物件によらなければ当該物件により認定すべき事実を認定することが困難となるおそれがあると認めるもの（以下「物件」という。）の所持者に対し、当該物件の提出を命じ、又は提出された物件を留め置くこと。
The Labour Relations Commission, when deciding whether or not to make a disposition to issue an order to submit objects pursuant to the provision of item (ii) of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "order to submit objects"), must take into consideration the protection of secrets of individuals and business secrets of companies.
The Labour Relations Commission, in issuing an order to submit objects, may order the submission of the objects other than the parts the submission of which it finds unnecessary or inappropriate as a result of consideration taken pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph.
Employer members and labor members who participate in the procedure for investigations or hearings may state opinions when the Labour Relations Commission intends to issue an order to the parties or witnesses to appear pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1, item (i) (hereinafter referred to as the "order to appear as witnesses, etc."), or intends to order the submission of the objects.
The Labour Relations Commission, when it has examined evidence by its authority, must hear the opinions of the parties about the results of the examination.
労働委員会は、職権で証拠調べをしたときは、その結果について、当事者の意見を聴かなければならない。
The motion for an order to submit objects must be filed with clarification of the following information:
物件提出命令の申立ては、次に掲げる事項を明らかにしてしなければならない。
facts to be proved.
証明すべき事実
The Labour Relations Commission, before issuing an order to submit objects, must interrogate the holders of the objects.
The Labour Relations Commission, when issuing an order to submit objects, must clarify the information listed in each item (except for item (iii)) of paragraph 6.