Administrative Procedure Act Article 17
An administrative authority shall conduct an investigation ex officio on the issue whether or not it has jurisdiction over the matter; if the authority finds that it has no jurisdiction, it shall refer the matter to the competent authority and give the party a notice thereof.An application filed by a person within the statutory period but is referred to a competent authority under the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to have been filed with the competent authority within the statutory period.
中文原文 行政程序法第17條
行政機關對事件管轄權之有無，應依職權調查；其認無管轄權者，應即移送有管轄權之機關，並通知當事人。
人民於法定期間內提出申請，依前項規定移送有管轄權之機關者，視同已在法定期間內向有管轄權之機關提出申請。
人民於法定期間內提出申請，依前項規定移送有管轄權之機關者，視同已在法定期間內向有管轄權之機關提出申請。