# 行政不服審査法 / Administrative Complaint Review Act — 第八十二条 (Article 82)

- 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: 第八十二条 (Article 82)（不服申立てをすべき行政庁等の教示） — address `art-82`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82
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### 第八十二条（不服申立てをすべき行政庁等の教示） — (Instructions by Administrative Agencies with Which Appeals Should be Filed)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-82 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-82</sup>

**第一項**  行政庁は、審査請求若しくは再調査の請求又は他の法令に基づく不服申立て（以下この条において「不服申立て」と総称する。）をすることができる処分をする場合には、処分の相手方に対し、当該処分につき不服申立てをすることができる旨並びに不服申立てをすべき行政庁及び不服申立てをすることができる期間を書面で教示しなければならない。ただし、当該処分を口頭でする場合は、この限りでない。
<sup>art-82/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-82/par-1</sup>
When an administrative agency renders a disposition for which a request for review or a request for re-investigation, or an appeal based on other laws and regulations (collectively referred to as "appeals" below in this Article) may be filed, the administrative agency must inform the party subject to the disposition in writing that an appeal may be filed for the disposition, and the administrative agency with which an appeal should be filed and the period of time during which an appeal may be filed; provided, however, that this does not apply if the disposition is to be rendered orally.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  行政庁は、利害関係人から、当該処分が不服申立てをすることができる処分であるかどうか並びに当該処分が不服申立てをすることができるものである場合における不服申立てをすべき行政庁及び不服申立てをすることができる期間につき教示を求められたときは、当該事項を教示しなければならない。
<sup>art-82/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-82/par-2</sup>
When an interested person has sought an instruction on whether an appeal may be filed for the disposition, and on the administrative agency with which an appeal should be filed and the period of time during which an appeal may be filed if an appeal may be filed for the disposition, an administrative agency must inform the interested person of the matters.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前項の場合において、教示を求めた者が書面による教示を求めたときは、当該教示は、書面でしなければならない。
<sup>art-82/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-82/par-3</sup>
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, when a person has sought the instruction in writing, the administrative agency must inform the person of the matters in writing.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-82/par-1: この条 → 行政不服審査法 第八十二条 (Article 82), art-82 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-82
- art-82/par-3: 前項 → 行政不服審査法 第八十二条第二項 (Article 82, paragraph (2)), art-82/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-82/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 行政不服審査法 第八十二条第一項（不服申立てをすべき行政庁等の教示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-82/par-1
- 行政不服審査法 第八十二条第三項（不服申立てをすべき行政庁等の教示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-82/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-82/par-3
- 行政不服審査法 第八十三条第一項（教示をしなかった場合の不服申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-83/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-83/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
