①The Labor Relations Commission may recommend settlement to the parties at any time in the course of the examination.

②When a settlement has been established between the parties and both parties make motions before the order for relief, etc. becomes final and binding, and when the Labour Relations Commission finds that the content of the settlement is appropriate to maintain or establish normal order of labor relationships between the parties, the examination procedure is terminated.

③In cases as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the order for relief, etc. already issued for the case related to the settlement (limited to the settlement that the Labour Relations Commission finds appropriate pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph; the same applies in the following paragraph) ceases to be effective.

④The Labour Relations Commission, in the case that a settlement includes agreement on payments of a certain amount of money or delivery of a certain quantity of fungible things or securities, draw up a record of settlement concerning the agreement upon request from both parties.

⑤The record of settlement prescribed in the preceding paragraph, where compulsory execution is concerned, is deemed to be the title of obligation listed in Article 22, item (v) of the Civil Execution Act (Act No. 4 of 1979).

⑥Granting of certificate of execution concerning the title of obligation set forth in the preceding paragraph is performed by the chairperson of the Labour Relations Commission. The service pursuant to the second sentence of Article 29 of the Civil Enforcement Act is to be made in the same way.

⑦Trial on objections concerning the granting of the certificate of execution, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, is to be conducted at the district court having jurisdiction over the location of the Labour Relations Commission.

⑧Particulars necessary for the service of the record of settlement set forth in paragraph (4) and for the service pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph (6) are specified by Cabinet Order.

①When receiving order for relief, etc. from a Prefectural Labour Relations Commission, employers may request re-examination to the Central Labour Relations Commission within fifteen days (if there are compelling reasons, such as natural disaster for not making a request within that period, within one week from the day following the date the reasons ceased to exist); provided, however, that the request does not suspend the validity of the order for relief, etc., and the order for relief, etc. ceases to be effective when the Central Labour Relations Commission rescinds or modifies the order as a result of re-examination conducted pursuant to the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (2).

②The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to requests for re-examination by labor unions or workers of the Central Labour Relations Commission.

The Central Labour Relations Commission may not re-examine an order for relief, etc. when the whole or part of the order for relief, etc. by a Prefectural Labour Relations Commission is supported by a final and binding judgment based on the action pursuant to Article 27-19, paragraph (1).

The provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1); Article 27-2 through Article 27-9; Article 27-10, paragraphs (3) through (6); and Article 27-11 through Article 27-14 apply mutatis mutandis to the procedure for re-examination taken by the Central Labour Relations Commission. In this case, the phrase "when the public member bears witness to the case" in Article 27-2, paragraph (1), item (iv) is deemed to be replaced with "when the public member bears witness to the case, or when the public member gets involved in the order for relief, etc. of a Prefectural Labour Relations Commission which has already been issued for the case."

The Labour Relations Commission, for the purpose of conducting expeditious examinations, is to set a target for the period of examination, and publicize the degree of achievement of the target and any other implementation status of the examination.

①When an employer has not requested the Central Labour Relations Commission to review an order for relief, etc. by the Prefectural Labour Relations Commission, or when the Central Labour Relations Commission has issued an order for relief, etc., the employer may file an action for rescission of the order for relief, etc. within thirty days from the day on which the order-for-relief, etc. was delivered. This period is unextendable.

②When an employer has requested the Central Labour Relations Commission to re-examine an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 27-15, paragraph (1), the employer may file an action for rescission only against the order for relief, etc. by the Central Labour Relations Commission for that request. The provisions of Article 12, paragraphs (3) through paragraph (5) of the Administrative Case Litigation Act (Act No. 139 of 1962) do not apply to this action.

③The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to actions for rescission filed by labor unions or workers, pursuant to the Administrative Case Litigation Act.

In the case where an employer has filed an action to a court pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the court in charge of the case, at the request of the Labour Relations Commission which has issued the order for relief, etc., may order the employer to comply with the whole or part of the order for relief, etc. in accordance with a ruling until the judgment becomes final and binding, or rescind or modify this ruling upon the request from the parties or by its authority.

A person who has not submitted an object notwithstanding the order to submit objects by the Labour Relations Commission (excluding persons who are not the party to the procedure for examination) may not offer evidence for the object to the court to prove facts which could be certified by the object specified in the order to submit objects; provided, however, that this does not apply when it is found that there are legitimate grounds for not submitting the object.

The Central Labour Relations Commission may request a Prefectural Labour Relations Commission to report on administrative affairs conducted by the Prefectural Labour Relations Commission pursuant to the provisions of this Act, or make recommendations, give advice, provide training of members and staff members of the secretariat, or provide any other assistance necessary for the application of laws and regulations and for conducting those administrative affairs.

①In 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.

②The 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.

A person who has been required to appear pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (1) or a witness pursuant to Article 27-7, paragraph (1), item (i) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27-17), may be compensated for the expenses as specified by Cabinet Order.

The provisions of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993) do not apply to dispositions imposed by a Labour Relations Commission (including dispositions imposed by public interest members pursuant to the provisions of Article 24-2, paragraph (4) of this Act and dispositions imposed by local members for adjustment representing public interests pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same Article).

No request for review may be made against the dispositions imposed by a Labour Relations Commission (including dispositions imposed by public interest members pursuant to the provisions of Article 24-2, paragraph (4) of this Act and dispositions imposed by local members for adjustment representing public interests pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same Article) or against its inaction.