Whistleblower Protection Act
Article 9, paragraph (1)
第九条第一項
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The prohibition of dismissal or other disadvantageous treatment, on the grounds of having conducted whistleblowing provided for in the items of Article 3, of national public employees in the regular service, court employees to whom the Act on Temporary Measures concerning Court Officials (Act No. 299 of 1951) applies, Diet employees to whom the Diet Officers Act (Act No. 85 of 1947) applies, corps personnel provided for in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Self-Defense Forces Act (Act No. 165 of 1954), and local public employees in the regular service (referred to as "regular service national public employees, etc." in this Article) is governed, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 3 through 5, by the provisions of the National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947; including as applied mutatis mutandis under the Act on Temporary Measures concerning Court Officials), the Diet Officers Act, the Self-Defense Forces Act, and the Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950). In this case, a business operator provided for in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i) must apply the provisions of those Acts so that no dismissal or other disadvantageous treatment is imposed on regular service national public employees, etc. on the grounds of having conducted whistleblowing provided for in the items of Article 3.
第三条各号に定める公益通報をしたことを理由とする一般職の国家公務員、裁判所職員臨時措置法（昭和二十六年法律第二百九十九号）の適用を受ける裁判所職員、国会職員法（昭和二十二年法律第八十五号）の適用を受ける国会職員、自衛隊法（昭和二十九年法律第百六十五号）第二条第五項に規定する隊員及び一般職の地方公務員（以下この条において「一般職の国家公務員等」という。）に対する免職その他不利益な取扱いの禁止については、第三条から第五条までの規定にかかわらず、国家公務員法（昭和二十二年法律第百二十号。裁判所職員臨時措置法において準用する場合を含む。）、国会職員法、自衛隊法及び地方公務員法（昭和二十五年法律第二百六十一号）の定めるところによる。この場合において、第二条第一項第一号に定める事業者は、第三条各号に定める公益通報をしたことを理由として一般職の国家公務員等に対して免職その他不利益な取扱いがされることのないよう、これらの法律の規定を適用しなければならない。
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prohibition of dismissal or other disadvantageous treatment, on the grounds of having conducted whistleblowing provided for in the items of Article 3, ofprovisions of Article 3, paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to national public employees in the regular service, court employees to whom the Act on Temporary Measuresconcerning Court OfficialsConcerning Court Employees (Act No. 299 of 1951) applies, Diet employees to whom the DietOfficersEmployees Act (Act No. 85 of 1947) applies, corps personnel provided for in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Self-Defense Forces Act (Act No. 165 of 1954), and local public employees in the regular service(referred to as "regular service national public employees, etc." in this Article) is governed, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 3 through 5, by the provisions of the National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947; including as applied mutatis mutandis under the Act on Temporary Measures concerning Court Officials), the Diet Officers Act, the Self-Defense Forces Act, and the Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950). In this case, a business operator provided for. With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) and Article 21, paragraph (1), the term "dismissal" in Article 3, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "disciplinary dismissal, dismissal on the grounds of unsuitability", and the term "specific disadvantageous treatment such as dismissal" in Article221, paragraph (1), item (i) must apply the provisions of those Acts so that no dismissal or other disadvantageous treatment is imposed on regular service national public employees, etc. on the grounds of having conducted whistleblowing provided for in the items of Article 3is deemed to be replaced with "dismissal on the grounds of unsuitability or disciplinary action".第三条各号に定める公益通報をしたことを理由とする一般職の国家公務員、裁判所職員臨時措置法（昭和二十六年法律第二百九十九号）の適用を受ける裁判所職員、国会職員法（昭和二十二年法律第八十五号）の適用を受ける国会職員、自衛隊法（昭和二十九年法律第百六十五号）第二条第五項に規定する隊員及び一般職の地方公務員（以下この条において「一般職の国家公務員等」という。）に対する免職その他不利益な取扱いの禁止については、第三条から第五条までの規定にかかわらず、国家公務員法（昭和二十二年法律第百二十号。裁判所職員臨時措置法において準用する場合を含む。）、国会職員法、自衛隊法及び地方公務員法（昭和二十五年法律第二百六十一号）の定めるところによる。この場合において、第二条第一項第一号に定める事業者は、第三条各号に定める公益通報をしたことを理由として一般職の国家公務員等に対して免職その他については、第三条第二項及び第三項の規定は適用せず、同条第一項及び第二十一条第一項の規定の適用については、第三条第一項中「解雇」とあるのは「懲戒免職、分限免職」と、第二十一条第一項中「解雇等特定不利益な取扱いがされることのないよう、これらの法律の規定を適用しなければならない」とあるのは「分限免職又は懲戒処分」とする。