# 公益通報者保護法 / Whistleblower Protection Act — 第四章 (Chapter 4) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/ch-4. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 公益通報者保護法 (Whistleblower Protection Act), 平成十六年法律第百二十二号 - English title "Whistleblower Protection 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: 第四章 (Chapter 4) — address `ch-4` - Text in force since: 2026-07-17 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/ch-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/ch-4 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第四章　雑則 — Chapter IV Miscellaneous Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/ch-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/ch-4 ### 第十五条（報告の徴収並びに助言、指導及び勧告） — Collecting Reports and Providing Advice, Guidance and Recommendations caption: machine translation, not official art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-15 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、第十一条第一項及び第二項（これらの規定を同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）の規定の施行に関し必要があると認めるときは、事業者に対して、報告を求め、又は助言、指導若しくは勧告をすることができる。 art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-15/par-1 The Prime Minister may request a report from, or give advice, guidance or recommendations to, a business operator if the Prime Minister finds it necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of Article 11, paragraphs (1) and (2) (including if these provisions are applied by replacing the terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Article). machine translation, not official ### 第十六条（公表） — Public Announcements caption: machine translation, not official art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-16 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、第十一条第一項及び第二項の規定に違反している事業者に対し、前条の規定による勧告をした場合において、その勧告を受けた者がこれに従わなかったときは、その旨を公表することができる。 art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-16/par-1 If the Prime Minister has given a recommendation under the preceding Article to a business operator that is in violation of the provisions of Article 11, paragraphs (1) and (2), and the person who received the recommendation has not complied with it, the Prime Minister may make a public announcement to that effect. machine translation, not official ### 第十七条（関係行政機関への照会等） — (Inquiry to Relevant Administrative Bodies) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-17 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、この法律の規定に基づく事務に関し、関係行政機関に対し、照会し、又は協力を求めることができる。 art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-17/par-1 The Prime Minister may make an inquiry to or request cooperation from the relevant administrative bodies with regard to the affairs based on the provisions of this Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十八条（内閣総理大臣による情報の収集、整理及び提供） — (Collection, Arrangement, and Provision of Information by the Prime Minister) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-18 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、公益通報及び公益通報者の状況に関する情報その他その普及が公益通報者の保護及び公益通報の内容の活用による国民の生命、身体、財産その他の利益の保護に関わる法令の規定の遵守に資することとなる情報の収集、整理及び提供に努めなければならない。 art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-18/par-1 The Prime Minister must endeavor to collect, arrange, and provide information on the status of whistleblowing and whistleblowers, and any other information of which the dissemination contributes to compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations concerning the protection of whistleblowers and the protection of life, physical wellbeing, property, and other interests of citizens by utilizing the contents of whistleblowing. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十九条（権限の委任） — (Delegation of Authority) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-19 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、この法律による権限（政令で定めるものを除く。）を消費者庁長官に委任する。 art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-19/par-1 The Prime Minister delegates the authority under this Act (excluding the authority provided for in Cabinet Order) to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第二十条（適用除外） — (Exemption) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-20 **第一項** 第十五条及び第十六条の規定は、国及び地方公共団体に適用しない。 art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-20/par-1 The provisions of Articles 15 and 16 do not apply to the national government and local governments. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-15/par-1: 第十一条第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-11/par-1 - art-15/par-1: 第二項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第二項 (Article 11, paragraph (2)), art-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-11/par-2 - art-15/par-1: 同条第三項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-11/par-3 - art-16/par-1: 第十一条第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-11/par-1 - art-16/par-1: 第二項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第二項 (Article 11, paragraph (2)), art-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-11/par-2 - art-16/par-1: 前条 → 公益通報者保護法 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-15 - art-20/par-1: 第十五条 → 公益通報者保護法 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-15 - art-20/par-1: 第十六条 → 公益通報者保護法 第十六条 (Article 16), art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/art-16 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 公益通報者保護法 — the text in force from 2026-07-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122/20260717_508AC0000000062), retrieved 2026-10-26 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Whistleblower Protection Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5109/tb), retrieved 2026-10-26 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch whistleblower-protection-act-20261026T133420-002, translated 2026-10-27 - This site's parser, version 218 — 公益通報者保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-26