If the presiding tribunal judge finds that, because the case concerning a request for review is complex, such as by involving numerous or intricate matters to be examined, or due to other circumstances, it is necessary to conduct the review proceedings prescribed in Article 95-2 through paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (Oral Statement of Opinion, etc.) in a systematic manner in order to conduct a prompt and fair examination, the presiding tribunal judge may designate a date and place, summon the parties to the proceedings, and hear their opinions in advance on petitions concerning those review proceedings.
If the parties to the proceedings reside in a distant place or in other cases where the presiding tribunal judge finds it appropriate, the presiding tribunal judge may, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order, hear the opinions referred to in the preceding paragraph by a means that enables the presiding tribunal judge and the parties to the proceedings to communicate with one another by sending and receiving voice.
When the presiding tribunal judge has heard opinions under the preceding two paragraphs, the presiding tribunal judge is to determine without delay the dates and places of the review proceedings prescribed in Article 95-2 through paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and the scheduled time for concluding the review proceedings under Article 97-4, paragraph (1) (Conclusion of Review Proceedings), and notify the parties to the proceedings of these. The same applies when the presiding tribunal judge has changed that scheduled time.
担当審判官は、前二項の規定による意見の聴取を行つたときは、遅滞なく、第九十五条の二から前条第一項までに定める審理手続の期日及び場所並びに第九十七条の四第一項（審理手続の終結）の規定による審理手続の終結の予定時期を決定し、これらを審理関係人に通知するものとする。当該予定時期を変更したときも、同様とする。