# 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 — 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)

- 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
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- Provision: 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)（検討等） — address `suppl-5011-46/art-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第八条（検討等） — (Review)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-46/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行後三年を目途に、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六条第一項及び第二項の通報の対象となる同条第一項に規定する配偶者からの暴力の形態並びに同法第十条第一項から第四項までの規定による命令の申立てをすることができる同条第一項に規定する被害者の範囲の拡大について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1</sup>
Approximately three years after the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of these Supplementary Provisions come into effect, the government is to review the forms of spousal violence prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims that are subject to notification under paragraphs (1) and (2) of the same Article and expansion of the scope of victims prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (1) of the same Act who may file a petition for an order under the provisions of Article 10, paragraphs (1) through (4) of the same Act, and is to take necessary measures based on the results of that review.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  政府は、附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行後三年を目途に、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一条第一項に規定する配偶者からの暴力に係る加害者の地域社会における更生のための指導及び支援の在り方について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2</sup>
Approximately three years after the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of these Supplementary Provisions come into effect, the government is to review the guidance and support for the community rehabilitation of perpetrators of spousal violence prescribed in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims, and is to take necessary measures based on the results of that review.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 附則第一条第一号 → 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 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/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六条第一項 → 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 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-6/par-1
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 第二項 → 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 第六条第二項 (Article 6, paragraph (2)), art-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-6/par-2
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 同法第十条第一項から第四項まで → 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 第十条第一項 (Article 10, paragraph (1)), art-10/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-1
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 同法第十条第一項から第四項まで → 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 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-2
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 同法第十条第一項から第四項まで → 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 第十条第三項 (Article 10, paragraph (3)), art-10/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-3
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 同法第十条第一項から第四項まで → 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 第十条第四項 (Article 10, paragraph (4)), art-10/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-4
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2: 附則第一条第一号 → 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 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1
- suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2: 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一条第一項 → 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 第一条第一項 (Article 1, paragraph (1)), art-1/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-1/par-1

## Cited by

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- 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 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1

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## 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
