A hearing is presided over by an employee nominated by an administrative agency or other persons specified by Cabinet Order.
聴聞は、行政庁が指名する職員その他政令で定める者が主宰する。
A person who falls under any of the following items may not preside over a hearing:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、聴聞を主宰することができない。
relevant persons or intervenors of the hearing;
spouses, relatives within the fourth degree of kinship, or other relatives living together with the person prescribed in the preceding item;
前号に規定する者の配偶者、四親等内の親族又は同居の親族
agents of the person prescribed in item (i) or the assistants prescribed in paragraph (3) of the following Article;
persons who were the persons prescribed in any of the preceding three items;
前三号に規定する者であった者
guardians, supervisors of guardians, curators, supervisors of curators, assistants, or supervisors of assistants of the persons prescribed in item (i); and,
第一号に規定する者の後見人、後見監督人、保佐人、保佐監督人、補助人又は補助監督人
related persons other than intervenors.