Article 1.　The object of Laborer's Accident Compensation Insurance shall be to provide laborers with prompt and equitable protection against their injury, disease, invalidity or death due to causes of occupational accidents or diseases and to make necessary arrangements for the welfare of laborers.

Article 2.　Laborer's Accident Compensation insurance shall be taken charge of by the Government.

Article 3.　In this Act, the undertaking that falls under any one of the following items shall be the undertaking of compulsory application:

Article 4.　For the purpose of deliberating important matters concerning the operation of Laborer's Accident Compensation Insurance, Laborers'Accident Compensation Insurance Advisory Committee shall be established.

Article 5.　The Draft of ordinance to be issued under this Law shall be referred to hear the opinion of Laborers'Accident Compensation Insurance Advisory Committee.

Article 6.　The Insurance effect shall commence, on the day of start of the undertaking in the case of the employer whose undertaking is compulsory under Art.3, par.1, or on the day that undertaking begins to come under Art.3, par.1.

Article 7.　The Insurance effect shall commence, on the day when the government gives its sanction, in the case of the employer of the undertaking that comes voluntarily to be insured under Art.3, par.2.

Article 8.　In case a master contractor (construction industry) subcontracts to subcontractors, only the master contractor shall be an employer coming under this Act.

Article 9.　When compulsory undertaking prescribed in Art.3, par.1, begins to come under the provision of Art.3, par.2, concerning undertaking of voluntary application, sanction under Art.7 shall be regarded as having been given on the next day regarding the undertaking.

Article 10.　In case the undertaking, with respect to which the insurance has been in effect, is abolished or expired, the insurance effect of the undertaking shall expire on the next day of the abolishment or expiration of the undertaking.

Article 11.　Irrespective of the preceding Article, so far as the employer with respect to which the insurance has been in effect in accordance with Art.7 and Art.9 is concerned, the insurance effect shall end on the next day of sanction being given by the government. However, in order to get the said sanction both of the following conditions shall be met, that is, at the time a year shall have elasped after insurance effect is formed, and the approval of the greater part of laborers employed in said undertaking shall be obtained.

Article 12.　Scope of this insurance benefits shall be the following compensation for accidents or occupational diseases:

Article 13.　The scope of compensation against medical treatment shall be as follows, in case of the compensation for medical treatment provided in preceding Art., par.1 or the benefit of medical treatment provided in the said Art. par.2:

Article 14.　In case persons who are eligible to receive stoppage compensation under Art.12, par.1 receive a whole or part of wages from employers the Government may not pay a whole or a part of stoppage compensation for the term that person has received wages, as provided by Ordinance.

Article 15.　The insurance benefit money under the provision of Art.12, par.1 shall be paid directly to the laborer who is entitled to receive compensation, or in case of his or her death to the bereaved family or persons whose living depends upon his or her income.

Article 16.　Compensation for injury, compensation for a survivor and compensation for a lump sum payment shall be paid periodically according to the regulations of the Ordinance during the term fixed by Ordinance. However, the competent Minister may, in accordance with Ordinance when considered necessary, provide that the provision of the preceding paragraph shall not be complied with.

Article 17.　When the employer with respect to whom the insurance is in effect (hereinafter called a member of the insurance) has made a false statement regarding important matters forming the basis of calculation of premiums or payment of insurance benefit money, the Government may not pay a whole or a part of insurance benefit money.

Article 18.　When a member of the insurance has neglected payment of the premium on purpose or by grievous fault, the Government may not pay a whole or a part of insurance benefit money for an accident that occurrs during such delayed period at the undertaking which fails to pay the premium.

Article 19.　When a member of the Insurance has given rise to the accident accompanying compensation on purpose or by a grievous fault, or a person to be compensated is injured or suffers from sickness due to occupation, the Government may not pay a whole or a part of insurance benefit money.

Article 20.　When the Government has granted benefits in the case of an accident caused by an act of a third party, the Government acquries the right due to the person who has been granted compensation to demand damages against the third party according to the limit of the benefit sum.

Article 21.　The right to receive insurance benefit money shall not be transferred or attached.

Article 22.　State-taxes and other taxes shall not be levied against money and commodities supplied as insurance benefits.

Article 23.　The Government shall execute the following insurance arrangements regarding accidents and occupational diseases on duty of undertakings covered by this insurance:

Article 24.　The Government shall collect premiums from the members of the Insurance to meet the expense required for the undertaking of Laborer's Accident Compensation Insurance.

Article 25.　The insurance-premium shall be the sum of the total amount of wages multiplied by the insurance-rate of the undertaking.

Article 26.　The insurance-rates shall be fixed by the competent Minister per yen of wages classified into several classes on the basis of the rate of accidents that have occurred in the several industries coming under this Law during the past five years.

Article 27.　In case the rate of accidents for the past five years in any undertaking that employs more than 300 laborers at ordinary times is considerably higher or lower compared with the rate of accidents of other undertakings in the same class, provided in the preceding Article the Government shall apply different premium-rates from the rate provided in the preceding Article.

Article 28.　A member of the Insurance shall pay approximate sum of premium, calculated through multiplication of expected total wages for all laborers to be employed from April 1 to March 31 of the follow year annually (hereinafter to be called compensation year;all laborers to be employed from date of joining to end of compensation year with regard to the member who joined the compensation or a certain intermediate date of the compensation year), within 30 days from April 1 (date of joining with regard to the member who joined the compensation or a certain intermediate date of the compensation year).

Article 29.　In case the estimated total amount of wages under the preceding Article is changed, or in case of other necessity, the Government may order additional payment of the estimated premium.

Article 30.　In case the estimated premium paid in under the provision of the preceding two Articles is more or less than the determined premium under the provision of Art.25 when the end of March, each year, comes, or the member of the Insurance ceases to be covered, the Government shall return the premiums or collect additional premium.

Article 31.　In case there are persons who fail to pay assessments, such as and others, as provided under the provision of this Law the Government shall. press for payment with a time limit.

Article 32.　When pressing has been made according to the provision of the preceding Article, the Government shall, at the rate of 4 sen per day per 100 yen of assessment-amount, collect interest for each day from the next day after the term of payment to the day before the day of full payment of assessments or attachment of property. However, in case an assessment and a pressing-fee have been paid in full within the term designated in the demand-note and in cases where Ordinance determines this provision shall not be applied.

Article 33.　The order of the preferential right of assessments, such as premiums and others, under the provisions of this Law shall follow assessments of a city, town, village, and other agency corresponding to these, and precede other public levies.

Article 34.　Regarding delivery of papers concerning, assessments, such as premiums and other, under the provisions of this Law. the provisions of Art.4, Section 7, and Art.4, Section 8 of National Taxes Collection Law shall be applicable.

Article 35.　In case of objection to settlement of benefits, demand for investigation may be made to the Insurance Referee. In case of objection to his decision, demand for investigation may be made to Insurance Examining Board, and in case of objection to the decision of the latter a lawsuit may be instituted in a lawcourt.

Article 36.　Insurance Referee may make investigation with authority whenever necessary.

Article 37.　In case of institution of an appeal referring to the levy of assessments, such as premiums and others, under the provision of this Law, or forced collection, the competent Minister shall give the decision through the investigation of the Insurance Examining Board.

Article 38.　As for the members of Insurance Examining Board, the same numbers of the representatives for laborers, employers and those representing the public interest shall be appointed by the competent Minister.

Article 39.　The Insurance Referee or the Insurance Examining Board when considered necessary for investigation, may question witnesses and expert witnesses, and make other evidential examination.

Article 40.　Demand for an appeal, or hearing or petition shall be made within 60 days from the date of receiving notification of disposition or a written decision. In this case, Art.8, par.3 of Petition Law as for request of investigation, Art.158, par.2, and Art.195 of the Code of Civil Procedure as for institution of a law-suit shall be applied with necessary modification.

Article 41.　Except the matters stipulated in this Chapter, necessary matters regarding the Insurance Referee or the Insurance Examining Board shall be fixed by Ordinance.

Article 42.　Rights to collect assessments, such as premiums and other, under the provision of this Law or to receive their return and the insurance-benefit shall be cancelled by prescription after the lapse of two years.

Article 43.　Concerning calculation of periods of time provided for in this Law or an Ordinance issued according to this Law, the provisions concerning calculation of periods of time under the Civil Code shall be applied with necessary modification.

Article 44.　Stamp-duty shall not be imposed on documents concerning Laborer's Accidents Compensation Insurance.

Article 45.　Concerning the laborers'census registration, the administrative office or one to receive the insurance-benefit may demand free certificate of a registrar or his substitute.

Article 46.　The administrative office may, as provided in Ordinance, make a person who employs laborers present documents concerning necessary matters, and make him attend to other business required for the enforcement of this Law or make himself attend to the office.

Article 47.　The administrative office may, as provided in the Ordinance, make a laborer who is employed in the undertaking which is under the application of this Law present a statement, a report, a document necessary for the execution of the Insurance, or attend to the office.

Article 48.　The administrative office may, if deemed necessary, make the competent government or public official inspect the place where the undertaking, subject to this Law is performed, and make him put questions to the persons concerned or examine books and documents.

Article 49.　When the administrative office deems it necessary the administrative office may have the competent official inspect records on medical treatment and related documents.

Article 50.　Details concerning the enforcement of this Law shall be provided by the Ordinance.

Article 51.　The competent official or persons who were formerly in that capacity, on revealing without reason the occupational and private secrets of doctors and dentist acquired through the inspection of medical matters in accordance with the regulation of Art.49 shall be condemned to a penal servitude not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 5,000 yen.

Article 52.　In case a member of the insurance comes under one of the following items, he shall be condemned to penal servitude not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding 10,000 yen.

Article 53.　In case a person, other than a member of the insurance, who is to receive the insurance benefits and other persons concerned come under one of the following items, they shall be condemned to penal servitude not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding 5,000 yen.

Article 54.　In case the agent, representative, or employee of a person, or of a juridical person, committed illegal act of the preceding two Articles concerning business of juridical persons or person, besides the said juridical person or person who shall be liable to a fine provided in those Articles, the person committing the act shall also be punished.