# 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 / Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life — 第五章 (Chapter 5) - Law: 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 (Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life), 平成二十七年法律第六十四号 - English title "Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life": 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: 第五章 (Chapter 5) — address `ch-5` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/ch-5 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/ch-5 - 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. --- ## 第五章　雑則 — Chapter V Miscellaneous Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/ch-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/ch-5 ### 第三十条（報告の徴収並びに助言、指導及び勧告） — (Collection of Reports and Issuance of Advice, Guidance, and Recommendations) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-30 **第一項** 厚生労働大臣は、この法律の施行に関し必要があると認めるときは、第八条第一項に規定する一般事業主又は認定一般事業主若しくは特例認定一般事業主である同条第七項に規定する一般事業主に対して、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-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-30/par-1 The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may request reports from the general employers prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (1) or the general employers prescribed in paragraph (7) of that Article that are the certified general employers or specially certified general employers or give them advice, guidance, or recommendations, when found necessary with regard to the enforcement of this Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十一条（公表） — (Publication) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-31 **第一項** 厚生労働大臣は、第二十条第一項若しくは第二項の規定による公表をせず、若しくは虚偽の公表をした第八条第一項に規定する一般事業主又は第二十条第三項に規定する情報に関し虚偽の公表をした認定一般事業主若しくは特例認定一般事業主である第八条第七項に規定する一般事業主に対し、前条の規定による勧告をした場合において、当該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-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-31/par-1 Where the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has made recommendations under the provisions of the preceding Article to the general employers prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (1) that have failed to make a publication or have made a false publication pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (1) or (2) or the general employers prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (7) that are the certified general employers or specially certified general employers that have made a false publication with respect to the information prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (3), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may make a publication to that effect, provided that those employers receiving the recommendations have not complied with those recommendations. machine translation, not official ### 第三十二条（権限の委任） — (Delegation of Authority) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-32 **第一項** 第八条、第九条、第十一条、第十二条、第十五条、第十六条、第三十条及び前条に規定する厚生労働大臣の権限は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、その一部を都道府県労働局長に委任することができる。 art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-32/par-1 Part of the authorities of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in Articles 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 30, and the preceding Article may be delegated to the director general of the relevant prefectural labor bureau, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十三条（政令への委任） — (Delegation to Cabinet Order) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-33 **第一項** この法律に定めるもののほか、この法律の実施のため必要な事項は、政令で定める。 art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-33/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in this Act, any other particulars necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-30/par-1: 第八条第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-1 - art-30/par-1: 同条第七項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第七項 (Article 8, paragraph (7)), art-8/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-7 - art-31/par-1: 第二十条第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第二十条第一項 (Article 20, paragraph (1)), art-20/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-20/par-1 - art-31/par-1: 第二項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第二十条第二項 (Article 20, paragraph (2)), art-20/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-20/par-2 - art-31/par-1: 第八条第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-1 - art-31/par-1: 第二十条第三項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第二十条第三項 (Article 20, paragraph (3)), art-20/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-20/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-20/par-3 - art-31/par-1: 第八条第七項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第七項 (Article 8, paragraph (7)), art-8/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-7 - art-31/par-1: 前条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第三十条 (Article 30), art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-30 - art-32/par-1: 第八条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条 (Article 8), art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8 - art-32/par-1: 第九条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第九条 (Article 9), art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-9 - art-32/par-1: 第十一条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-11 - art-32/par-1: 第十二条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-12 - art-32/par-1: 第十五条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-15 - art-32/par-1: 第十六条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十六条 (Article 16), art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-16 - art-32/par-1: 第三十条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第三十条 (Article 30), art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-30 - art-32/par-1: 前条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第三十一条 (Article 31), art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-31 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/427AC0000000064/20261001_507AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch womens-engagement-act-20261019T013854-001, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 201 — 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19