# 行政不服審査法 / Administrative Complaint Review Act — 第七十一条 (Article 71)

- 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: 第七十一条 (Article 71)（専門委員） — address `art-71`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-71
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-71
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### 第七十一条（専門委員） — (Expert Advisors)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-71 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-71</sup>

    **第一項**  審査会に、専門の事項を調査させるため、専門委員を置くことができる。
    <sup>art-71/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-71/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-71/par-1</sup>
    The Board may have expert advisors to have them investigate technical matters.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  専門委員は、学識経験のある者のうちから、総務大臣が任命する。
    <sup>art-71/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-71/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-71/par-2</sup>
    Expert advisors are to be appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications from among persons with relevant expertise.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  専門委員は、その者の任命に係る当該専門の事項に関する調査が終了したときは、解任されるものとする。
    <sup>art-71/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-71/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-71/par-3</sup>
    When the investigation on the technical matters related to the appointment of an expert advisor has been completed, the expert advisor is to be dismissed.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  専門委員は、非常勤とする。
    <sup>art-71/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-71/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-71/par-4</sup>
    An expert advisor serves on a part-time basis.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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