# 行政不服審査法 / Administrative Complaint Review Act — 第四十七条 (Article 47)

- 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
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第四十七条 (Article 47) — address `art-47`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第四十七条
<sup>art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-47</sup>

  **第一項**  事実上の行為についての審査請求が理由がある場合（第四十五条第三項の規定の適用がある場合を除く。）には、審査庁は、裁決で、当該事実上の行為が違法又は不当である旨を宣言するとともに、次の各号に掲げる審査庁の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める措置をとる。ただし、審査庁が処分庁の上級行政庁以外の審査庁である場合には、当該事実上の行為を変更すべき旨を命ずることはできない。
  <sup>art-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-47/par-1</sup>
  When there are grounds for a request for review of a de facto act (excluding the cases to which the provisions of Article 45, paragraph (3) apply), the reviewing agency is to declare that the de facto act is illegal or unjust by an administrative determination, and take the measures specified in the following items in accordance with the category of the reviewing agencies stated in each of those items; provided, however, that when the reviewing agency is a reviewing agency other than the higher administrative agency of the administrative agency reaching the disposition, the reviewing agency may not order that the de facto act should be changed:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  処分庁以外の審査庁　当該処分庁に対し、当該事実上の行為の全部若しくは一部を撤廃し、又はこれを変更すべき旨を命ずること。
    <sup>art-47/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-47/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-47/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the reviewing agency other than the administrative agency reaching the disposition:to order the administrative agency reaching the disposition to eliminate in full or in part the de facto act, or to change the act; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  処分庁である審査庁　当該事実上の行為の全部若しくは一部を撤廃し、又はこれを変更すること。
    <sup>art-47/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-47/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-47/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the reviewing agency that is the administrative agency reaching the disposition:to eliminate in full or in part the de facto act, or to change the act.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-47/par-1: 第四十五条第三項 → 行政不服審査法 第四十五条第三項 (Article 45, paragraph (3)), art-45/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-45/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 不動産登記法 第百五十八条第一項（行政不服審査法の適用除外） — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act/art-158/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000123/art-158/par-1
- 介護保険法 第百七十四条第一項（審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-174/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-174/par-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五十五条の七十二第二項（裁決） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-55-72/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-55-72/par-2
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五十五条の七十三第三項（再審査の申請） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-55-73/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-55-73/par-3
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令 第十五条第一項（出入国在留管理庁長官に対する審査の申請の裁決に関する技術的読替え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-order/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/410CO0000000178/art-15/par-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令 第十六条第二項（法務大臣に対する再審査の申請に関する技術的読替え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-order/art-16/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/410CO0000000178/art-16/par-2
- 労働安全衛生法 第百十一条第二項（審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-111/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-111/par-2
- 宅地建物取引業法 第十七条の二第一項（指定試験機関がした処分等に係る審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act/art-17-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/327AC1000000176/art-17-2/par-1
- 社会保険労務士法 第十三条の二第一項（審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-13-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-13-2/par-1
- 行政不服審査法 第四十三条第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-43/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-43/par-1/item-7
- 行政不服審査法 第四十八条第一項（不利益変更の禁止） — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-48/par-1
- 行政不服審査法 第五十一条第一項（裁決の効力発生） — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-51/par-1
- 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 別表第二 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/appdx-2
- 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
- 道路運送車両法 第百三条の二第一項（協会がした処分等に係る審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-103-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-103-2/par-1
- 障害者の雇用の促進等に関する法律 第六十五条第一項（徴収金の徴収に関する審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/art-65/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000123/art-65/par-1
- 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第百五十四条第一項（審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-154/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-154/par-1

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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
