# 自動車損害賠償保障法 / Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents — 第三十三条 (Article 33)

- Law: 自動車損害賠償保障法 (Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents), 昭和三十年法律第九十七号
- English title "Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents": 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: 第三十三条 (Article 33)（諮問等） — address `art-33`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-33
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### 第三十三条（諮問等） — (Consultation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-33</sup>

  **第一項**  内閣総理大臣は、第二十八条第一項に規定する場合において同項に規定する処分をしようとするとき、又は同条第二項若しくは第四項に規定する処分をしようとするときは、審議会に諮らなければならない。同条第三項に規定する場合において、同項前段に規定する期間を短縮しようとするとき、又は同項後段に規定する命令をしないこととするときについても、同様とする。
  <sup>art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-33/par-1</sup>
  Before reaching a disposition prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (1) in a case as prescribed in that paragraph, and before reaching a disposition prescribed in paragraph (2) or (4) of that Article, the Prime Minister must consult with the council. The same applies in a case as prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article, before the Prime Minister shortens the period prescribed in the first sentence of that paragraph or decides not to issue the order prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  内閣総理大臣は、第二十八条の二第一項、第三項又は第五項の規定による同意をしようとするときは、審議会に諮らなければならない。
  <sup>art-33/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-33/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-33/par-2</sup>
  Before giving the consent under Article 28-2, paragraph (1), (3), or (5), the Prime Minister must consult with the council.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  審議会は、前項の規定による諮問に応じて、第二十八条の二第一項、第三項又は第五項の規定による内閣総理大臣の同意に関し調査審議する。
  <sup>art-33/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-33/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-33/par-3</sup>
  The council accommodates consultations under the preceding paragraph by studying and deliberating on the consent of the Prime Minister under Article 28-2, paragraph (1), (3), or (5).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-33/par-1: 第二十八条第一項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条第一項 (Article 28, paragraph (1)), art-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28/par-1
- art-33/par-1: 同条第二項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条第二項 (Article 28, paragraph (2)), art-28/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28/par-2
- art-33/par-1: 第四項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条第四項 (Article 28, paragraph (4)), art-28/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28/par-4
- art-33/par-1: 同条第三項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条第三項 (Article 28, paragraph (3)), art-28/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28/par-3
- art-33/par-2: 第二十八条の二第一項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条の二第一項 (Article 28-2, paragraph (1)), art-28-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28-2/par-1
- art-33/par-2: 第三項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条の二第三項 (Article 28-2, paragraph (3)), art-28-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28-2/par-3
- art-33/par-2: 第五項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条の二第五項 (Article 28-2, paragraph (5)), art-28-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28-2/par-5
- art-33/par-3: 前項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第三十三条第二項 (Article 33, paragraph (2)), art-33/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-33/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-33/par-2
- art-33/par-3: 第二十八条の二第一項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条の二第一項 (Article 28-2, paragraph (1)), art-28-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28-2/par-1
- art-33/par-3: 第三項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条の二第三項 (Article 28-2, paragraph (3)), art-28-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28-2/par-3
- art-33/par-3: 第五項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十八条の二第五項 (Article 28-2, paragraph (5)), art-28-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-28-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-28-2/par-5

## Cited by

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

- 自動車損害賠償保障法 第三十三条第三項（諮問等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-33/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-33/par-3
- 自動車損害賠償保障法 第三十九条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-39/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 自動車損害賠償保障法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/330AC0000000097/20260401_508AC0000000002), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3135/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 189 — 自動車損害賠償保障法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13
