# 行政不服審査法 / Administrative Complaint Review Act — 第三十条 (Article 30)

- Law: 行政不服審査法 (Administrative Complaint Review Act), 平成二十六年法律第六十八号
- English title "Administrative Complaint Review Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第三十条 (Article 30)（反論書等の提出） — address `art-30`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第三十条（反論書等の提出） — (Submission of Written Counterarguments)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-30</sup>

  **第一項**  審査請求人は、前条第五項の規定により送付された弁明書に記載された事項に対する反論を記載した書面（以下「反論書」という。）を提出することができる。この場合において、審理員が、反論書を提出すべき相当の期間を定めたときは、その期間内にこれを提出しなければならない。
  <sup>art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-30/par-1</sup>
  A requestor for review may submit a document that states the counterarguments against the matters stated in the written explanation sent pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the preceding Article (referred to as "written counterargument" below). In such a case, when a review officer has specified a reasonable period of time during which a written counterargument should be submitted, the requestor for review must submit a written counterargument within that period of time.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  参加人は、審査請求に係る事件に関する意見を記載した書面（第四十条及び第四十二条第一項を除き、以下「意見書」という。）を提出することができる。この場合において、審理員が、意見書を提出すべき相当の期間を定めたときは、その期間内にこれを提出しなければならない。
  <sup>art-30/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-30/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-30/par-2</sup>
  An intervenor may submit a document that states the opinions on the case related to the request for review (referred to as a "written opinion" below, except in Article 40 and Article 42, paragraph (1)). In such a case, when a review officer has specified a reasonable period of time during which a written opinion should be submitted, the intervenor must submit a written opinion within that period of time.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  審理員は、審査請求人から反論書の提出があったときはこれを参加人及び処分庁等に、参加人から意見書の提出があったときはこれを審査請求人及び処分庁等に、それぞれ送付しなければならない。
  <sup>art-30/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-30/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-30/par-3</sup>
  When a written counterargument has been submitted by a requestor for review, a review officer must send it to the intervenors and the administrative agency, etc. reaching the disposition, and when a written opinion has been submitted by an intervenor, a review officer must send it to the requestor for review and the administrative agency, etc. reaching the disposition.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-30/par-1: 前条第五項 → 行政不服審査法 第二十九条第五項 (Article 29, paragraph (5)), art-29/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-29/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-29/par-5
- art-30/par-2: 第四十条 → 行政不服審査法 第四十条 (Article 40), art-40 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-40
- art-30/par-2: 第四十二条第一項 → 行政不服審査法 第四十二条第一項 (Article 42, paragraph (1)), art-42/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-42/par-1

## Cited by

11 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 不動産登記法 第百五十七条第六項（審査請求事件の処理） — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act/art-157/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000123/art-157/par-6
- 個人情報の保護に関する法律 第百六条第二項（地方公共団体の機関等における審理員による審理手続に関する規定の適用除外等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/art-106/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/art-106/par-2
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十二第六項（審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-12/par-6
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十八条の四第一項（申述書を提出すべき期間の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-58-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-58-4/par-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十八条の五第一項（審理関係人に対する通知） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-58-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-58-5/par-1
- 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第三十一条第一項（行政不服審査法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sexual-image-filming-act/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/505AC0000000067/art-31/par-1
- 行政不服審査法 第四十一条第二項第一号ロ（審理手続の終結） — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-41/par-2/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-41/par-2/item-1/sub-2
- 行政不服審査法 第四十一条第二項第一号ハ（審理手続の終結） — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-41/par-2/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-41/par-2/item-1/sub-3
- 行政不服審査法 第六十六条第一項（審査請求に関する規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-66/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-66/par-1
- 行政不服審査法 別表第一 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/appdx-1
- 行政不服審査法 別表第三 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/appdx-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/appdx-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 行政不服審査法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/426AC0000000068/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Administrative Complaint Review Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4757/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 208 — 行政不服審査法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
