# 行政不服審査法 / Administrative Complaint Review Act — 第七十四条 (Article 74)

- 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
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- Provision: 第七十四条 (Article 74)（審査会の調査権限） — address `art-74`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-74
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### 第七十四条（審査会の調査権限） — (Investigative Authority of the Board)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-74</sup>

    **第一項**  審査会は、必要があると認める場合には、審査請求に係る事件に関し、審査請求人、参加人又は第四十三条第一項の規定により審査会に諮問をした審査庁（以下この款において「審査関係人」という。）にその主張を記載した書面（以下この款において「主張書面」という。）又は資料の提出を求めること、適当と認める者にその知っている事実の陳述又は鑑定を求めることその他必要な調査をすることができる。
    <sup>art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-74/par-1</sup>
    When finding it necessary, the Board may request the requestor for review, the intervenors, or the reviewing agency that has consulted with the Board pursuant to the provisions of Article 43, paragraph (1) (referred to as the "persons concerned with the review" below in this Subsection) to submit a document stating their allegation (referred to as "written statement of allegations" below in this subsection) or other materials, request a person found appropriate to state the facts that they know, or seek expert opinions, or otherwise conduct necessary investigations.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-74/par-1: 第四十三条第一項 → 行政不服審査法 第四十三条第一項 (Article 43, paragraph (1)), art-43/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-43/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 個人情報の保護に関する法律 第百六条第二項（地方公共団体の機関等における審理員による審理手続に関する規定の適用除外等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/art-106/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/art-106/par-2
- 行政不服審査法 第七十七条第一項（委員による調査手続） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-complaint-review-act/art-77/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/426AC0000000068/art-77/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
