The procedures for hearing is presided by the staff member designated by the Japan Fair Trade Commission for each case (hereinafter referred to as the "designated staff member").
意見聴取は、公正取引委員会が事件ごとに指定するその職員（以下「指定職員」という。）が主宰する。
The Japan Fair Trade Commission may not designate any staff member who performed the duties of an investigator with respect to the case pursuant to the preceding paragraph and any other staff members who conducted the administrative affairs pertaining to investigations into the relevant case as the presiding staff member for hearing.
公正取引委員会は、前項に規定する事件について審査官の職務を行つたことのある職員その他の当該事件の調査に関する事務に従事したことのある職員を意見聴取を主宰する職員として指定することができない。
Read this with the articles around it
designated staff member
「指定職員」
The Japan Fair Trade Commission staff member whom the Commission designates for each case to preside over the hearing (意見聴取).
Short name set inArticle 53, paragraph (1)
Fair Trade Commission
公正取引委員会
The body the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (独占禁止法, the Antimonopoly Act) sets up to achieve that Act's purpose — among other things, to promote fair and free competition by banning private monopolization, unreasonable restraint of trade and unfair trade practices, and so to protect the interests of general consumers and the democratic and sound development of the national economy (Antimonopoly Act, Articles 1 and 27, paragraph (1)). It comes under the Prime Minister's jurisdiction, but its chairperson and four commissioners — appointed by the Prime Minister with the consent of both Houses of the Diet — exercise their authority independently (Articles 27, paragraph (2), 28 and 29). Under the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, businesses and trade associations may, with the approval of both the Prime Minister and the Fair Trade Commission, conclude or set agreements or rules (協定又は規約) on premiums or representations (Article 36, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Antimonopoly Act, Arts. 1, 27, 28, 29 and Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, Art. 36 as a reference.