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What is a General Administrative Appeals Agency?

A general administrative appeals agency is an administrative appeals body established and organized pursuant to the Administrative Appeals Act.

Legal basis for the establishment of general administrative appeals commissions

(Article 6 of the Administrative Appeals Act)

(1) With respect to an administrative appeal (hereinafter referred to as "appeal") filed against disposition or omission by the following administrative agencies or its subordinate administrative agencies (referring to any authority supervised, or entrusted with affairs, by the following administrative agencies, regardless of the hierarchy of administrative organization, and the administrative authority entrusted with affairs shall be deemed to be under the jurisdiction of the administrative authority that entrusts the affairs in question with respect to the entrusted affairs; hereinafter the same shall apply), an administrative appeals commission established under the following administrative agencies shall review and make a ruling:
1. 1. The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea, the Director of National Intelligence Service, and the heads of other agencies under the direct control of the President prescribed by Presidential Decree;
2. 2. The Secretary General of the National Assembly, the Minister of National Court Administration, the Secretary General of the Constitutional Court, and the Secretary General of the National Election Commission;
3. 3. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea, and other administrative agencies prescribed by Presidential Decree in recognition of the independence, uniqueness, etc. of their status and nature.
(2) With respect to an appeal filed against disposition or omission by the following administrative agencies, the Central Administrative Appeals Commission established under the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission pursuant to the Act on the Prevention of Corruption and the Establishment and Management of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Civil Rights Commission"), shall review and make a ruling:
1. The head of a state administrative authority, or its subordinate administrative authority, other than the administrative agencies under paragraph (1);
2. A Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, a Do Governor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (including the superintendent of education in a Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Special Metropolitan Autonomous City, a Do, or a Special Self-Governing Province; hereinafter referred to as a "Mayor/Do Governor") or its Assembly (including all administrative agencies under the jurisdiction of its Assembly, such as the Chairperson, the Chairperson of a Committee, and the Secretary General) of a Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Special Metropolitan Autonomous City, a Do, or a Special Self-Governing Province (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do");
3. Associations of local governments under the Local Autonomy Act and other administrative authorities jointly established by the State, local governments, public corporations, etc. in accordance with other relevant statutes; Provided, That the administrative authority under paragraph (3) 3 shall be excluded herefrom.
(3) With respect to an appeal filed against disposition or omission by the following administrative agencies, an administrative appeals commission established under the jurisdiction of a Mayor/Do Governor reviews and makes a ruling:
1. An administrative authority under the jurisdiction of a City/Do;
2. The head of a Si/Gun/autonomous Gu located under the jurisdiction of a City/Do, its subordinate administrative authority, or the Assembly of a Si/Gun/autonomous Gu (including all administrative agencies under the jurisdiction of the Assembly, such as the Chairperson, the Chairperson of a committee, the director of general services, and the head of general services);
3. An administrative authority jointly established by at least two local governments (referring to a Si/Gun/autonomous Gu) and a public corporation, etc. under the jurisdictions of a City/Do.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) 1, with respect to an appeal filed against disposition or omission by the head of a specialized local administrative agency under the control of a state administrative agency prescribed by Presidential Decree, the administrative appeals commission established under the immediate upper-level administrative agency having jurisdiction over the relevant administrative agency shall review and make a ruling.

Current status of general administrative appeals agencies

Central Administrative Appeals Commission
- The Central Administrative Appeals Commission is a specialized administrative appeals agency under the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea. It reviews and decides appeals against dispositions or omissions by central administrative agencies, special metropolitan cities, metropolitan cities, provinces, and specialized local administrative agencies under central administrative agencies.
16 City/Do Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Appeals filed against dispositions or omissions by mayors, county heads, or district heads
- Seoul Special Metropolitan City
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Daegu Metropolitan City
- Incheon Metropolitan City
- Daejeon Metropolitan City
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Sejong Special Self-Governing City
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
16 City/Do Office of Education Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Appeals filed against dispositions or omissions by heads of district offices of education and other authorities under their jurisdiction
- Seoul Special Metropolitan City
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Daegu Metropolitan City
- Incheon Metropolitan City
- Daejeon Metropolitan City
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Sejong Special Self-Governing City
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
6 High Public Prosecutors’ Office Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Appeals filed against dispositions or omissions by the chief public prosecutor of a district public prosecutors’ Office and branch chief under their jurisdiction
- Seoul
- Daejeon
- Gwangju
- Daegu
- Busan
- suwon
4 Regional Correction Headquarters Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Appeals filed against dispositions or omissions by wardens of prisons and detention centers under their jurisdiction
- Seoul
- Daejeon
- Gwangju
- Daegu
Korea Media and Communications Commission Administrative Appeals Commission
- Appeals filed against dispositions or omissions by the Korea Media and Communications Commission
National Human Rights Commission Administrative Appeals Commission
- Appeal filed against dispositions or omissions by the Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission
Department of Constitutional Court Administrative Appeals Commission
- Appeals filed against dispositions or omissions by the Secretary General of the Constitutional Court
Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials Administrative Appeals Commission
- Appeals filed against dispositions or omissions by the Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials and related authorities

What is a Specialized Administrative Appeals Agency?

An administrative appeals commission is an administrative appeals agency that is established under statutes other than the Administrative Appeals Act to address the extraordinary and exceptional nature of specific types of cases.

Legal basis for the establishment of specialized administrative appeals agencies

(Article 4 of the Administrative Appeals Act)

(1) Unless it is necessary given the extraordinary and exceptional nature of a specific case, other statutes shall not provide for a specialized administrative insubordinate procedure (hereinafter referred to as "specialized administrative appeals") that substitutes the administrative appeals under this Act, or any exceptional case of the administrative appeals procedure under this Act.
(2) Even where other statutes provide for the specialized administrative appeals or an exceptional case to the administrative appeals procedures under this Act, matters that are not provided for in those statutes shall be governed by this Act.
(3) When the head of a relevant administrative agency enacts or revises the statute or regulation that establishes or amends the specialized administrative appeals or an exceptional case to the administrative appeals procedures under this Act, he or she shall conduct a prior consultation with the Central Administrative Appeals Commission.

Current status of specialized administrative appeals agencies

Tax Tribunal (Prime Minister)
- Article 67, Framework Act on National Taxes
Customs Appeal Committee (Customs, Korea Customs Service)
- Article 124, Customs Act
National Tax Examination Committee (Tax Offices, NTS Regional Offices, National Tax Service)
- Article 66-2, Framework Act on National Taxes
Local Tax Deliberation Committee (Local Governments)
- Article 141, Framework Act on Local Taxes
Appeals Review Committee (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)
- Article 9, State Public Officials Act
Appeals Commission for Educators (Ministry of Education)
- Article 7, Special Act on the Improvement of Teachers’ Status and the Protection of Their Educational Activities
16 City/Do Office of Education Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Article 13, Local Public Officials Act
- Seoul Special Metropolitan City
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Daegu Metropolitan City
- Incheon Metropolitan City
- Daejeon Metropolitan City
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Sejong Special Self-Governing City
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
16 City/Do Office of Education Appeals Commissions for Educators
- Article 13, Local Public Officials Act
- Seoul Special Metropolitan City
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Daegu Metropolitan City
- Incheon Metropolitan City
- Daejeon Metropolitan City
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Sejong Special Self-Governing City
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Examination Committee (Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service)
- Article 104, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Reexamination Committee (Ministry of Employment and Labor)
- Article 107, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
National Election Commission / City/Do Election Commissions
- Article 219, Public Official Election Act (election petitions)
Health Insurance Dispute Meditation Committee (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
- Article 89, National Health Insurance Act
Long-Term Care Reexamination Committee (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
- Article 56, Long-Term Care Insurance Act
National Pension Review Committee (National Pension Service)
- Article 109, National Pension Act
Adjudication Committee on Geographical Indications (Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs; Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
- Article 42, Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act
Plant Variety Protection Tribunal (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)
- Article 90, Act on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Mining Coordination Committee
- Article 92, Mining Industry Act

General administrative appeal commission

Central Administrative Appeals Commission
City/Do Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Seoul Special Metropolitan City
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Daegu Metropolitan City
- Incheon Metropolitan City
- Daejeon Metropolitan City
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Sejong Special Self-Governing City
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
City/Do Office of Education Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Seoul Special Metropolitan City
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Daegu Metropolitan City
- Incheon Metropolitan City
- Daejeon Metropolitan City
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Sejong Special Self-Governing City
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Public Prosecution Office and Regional Correction Headquarters Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Seoul High Prosecutors' Office
- Daegu High Prosecutors' Office
- Seoul Regional Correction Headquarters
- Gwangju Regional Correction Headquarters
- suwon High Prosecutors' Office
- Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office
- Daejeon Regional Correction Headquarters
- Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office
- Busan High Prosecutors' Office
- Daegu Regional Correction Headquarters
National Human Rights Commission Administrative Appeals Commission
Korea Communications Commission Administrative Appeals Commission

Specialized Administrative Appeals Agencies

Health Insurance Dispute Meditation Committee
Long-Term Care Reexamination Committee
National Pension Reexamination Committee
Appeals Commission for Educators
City/Do Appeals Commissions
- Seoul Special Metropolitan City
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Daegu Metropolitan City
- Incheon Metropolitan City
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Daejeon Metropolitan City
- Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Sejong Special Self-Governing City
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
City/Do Office of Education Administrative Appeals Commissions
- Seoul Special Metropolitan City
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Daegu Metropolitan City
- Incheon Metropolitan City
- Daejeon Metropolitan City
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Sejong Special Self-Governing City
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Adjudication Committee on Geographical Indications
Plant Variety Protection Tribunal
Mining Coordination Committee
Department of Constitutional Court Administrative Appeals Commission
Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials Administrative Appeals Commission