Article 27-23Handling of Action for Judicial Review of Administrative Disposition
第二十七条の二十三（抗告訴訟の取扱い等）
In a lawsuit in which a prefecture is the defendant pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Case Litigation Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38, paragraph (1) of the same Act; the same applies in the following paragraph) related to the disposition (meaning dispositions pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) of the same Act and including dispositions imposed by public interest members pursuant to the provisions of Article 24-2, paragraph (4) and dispositions imposed by local members for adjustment representing public interests pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same Article; the same applies in the following paragraph), the Prefectural Labour Relations Commission represents the prefecture.
都道府県労働委員会は、その処分（行政事件訴訟法第三条第二項に規定する処分をいい、第二十四条の二第四項の規定により公益委員がした処分及び同条第五項の規定により公益を代表する地方調整委員がした処分を含む。次項において同じ。）に係る行政事件訴訟法第十一条第一項（同法第三十八条第一項において準用する場合を含む。次項において同じ。）の規定による都道府県を被告とする訴訟について、当該都道府県を代表する。
The Prefectural Labour Relations Commission may designate persons from among its public interest members, directors-general or staff members of its secretariat, and have them file an action regarding the disposition of Prefectural Labour Relations Commission pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Case Litigation Act in which a prefecture is the defendant, or file an action in which the Prefectural Labour Relations Commission is a party.
都道府県労働委員会は、公益委員、事務局長又は事務局の職員でその指定するものに都道府県労働委員会の処分に係る行政事件訴訟法第十一条第一項の規定による都道府県を被告とする訴訟又は都道府県労働委員会を当事者とする訴訟を行わせることができる。