# 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 / Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims — 第五条の二 (Article 5-2) - Law: 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 (Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims), 平成十三年法律第三十一号 - English title "Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims": 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: 第五条の二 (Article 5-2)（協議会） — address `art-5-2` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第五条の二（協議会） — (Councils) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2 **第一項** 都道府県は、単独で又は共同して、配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護を図るため、関係機関、関係団体、配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護に関連する職務に従事する者その他の関係者（第五項において「関係機関等」という。）により構成される協議会（以下「協議会」という。）を組織するよう努めなければならない。 art-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-1 Prefectures must endeavor, either independently or jointly, to organize councils comprised of relevant organizations, relevant groups, persons engaged in professional duties for the prevention of spousal violence and the protection of victims, and other relevant persons (referred to as "relevant organizations, etc." in paragraph (5)) with the aim of preventing spousal violence and protecting victims (hereinafter "councils"). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 市町村は、単独で又は共同して、協議会を組織することができる。 art-5-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-2 Municipalities may organize councils, either independently or jointly. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 協議会は、被害者に関する情報その他被害者の保護を図るために必要な情報の交換を行うとともに、被害者に対する支援の内容に関する協議を行うものとする。 art-5-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-3 In addition to sharing information on victims and other information necessary for the protection of victims, councils are to deliberate on the details of support for victims. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 協議会が組織されたときは、当該地方公共団体は、内閣府令で定めるところにより、その旨を公表しなければならない。 art-5-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-4 When a council is organized, the local public entity must make a public announcement to that effect pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 協議会は、第三項に規定する情報の交換及び協議を行うため必要があると認めるときは、関係機関等に対し、資料又は情報の提供、意見の開陳その他必要な協力を求めることができる。 art-5-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-5 When a council finds it necessary for sharing information or deliberating as prescribed in paragraph (3), it may ask relevant organizations, etc. to provide materials or information, present opinions, or provide other necessary cooperation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-5-2/par-1: 第五項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第五条の二第五項 (Article 5-2, paragraph (5)), art-5-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-5 - art-5-2/par-5: 第三項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第五条の二第三項 (Article 5-2, paragraph (3)), art-5-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-3 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第五条の二第一項（協議会） — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-1 - 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第五条の二第五項（協議会） — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-2/par-5 - 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第五条の四第一項（協議会の定める事項） — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-5-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-5-4/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0100000031/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-10 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4476/tb), retrieved 2026-10-10 - This site's parser, version 189 — 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10