Volunteer Service Act Article 4
The competent authorities referred to in this Act are the Ministry of Health and Welfare at central government level, the municipal governments at the municipality level, and the county (city) governments at the county (city) level.The affairs specified in this Act that associate with the authority of regulating department of each objective should be governed individually by each regulating department.The competent authorities and regulating department of each objective named above shall govern the planning and implements of the rights, obligations, recruitment, education and training, commendations and rewards, welfare, security, promotion and appeal of volunteer workers. The authorities and responsibilities are as followed:1.Competent Authorities: Govern the coordination of two or more regulating departments that conduct social services, and also other integrated planning affairs.2.Regulating Departments: Govern fields of public interests such as social services, education, counseling, culture, science, physical education, fire rescue, disaster rescue, traffic safety, environmental protection, hygiene and health care, cooperation and development, economy, research, exploitation of volunteers’ workforce, development of joint cooperation, and improvement of volunteer services, etc.
中文原文 志願服務法第4條
本法所稱之主管機關：在中央為衛生福利部；在直轄市為直轄市政府；在縣（市）為縣（市）政府。
本法所定事項，涉及各目的事業主管機關職掌者，由各目的事業主管機關辦理。
前二項各級主管機關及各目的事業主管機關主管志工之權利、義務、召募、教育訓練、獎勵表揚、福利、保障、宣導與申訴之規劃及辦理，其權責如下：
一、主管機關：主管從事社會福利服務、涉及二個以上目的事業主管機關之服務工作協調及其他綜合規劃事項。
二、目的事業主管機關：凡主管相關社會服務、教育、輔導、文化、科學、體育、消防救難、交通安全、環境保護、衛生保健、合作發展、經濟、研究、志工人力之開發、聯合活動之發展以及志願服務之提昇等公眾利益工作之機關。
本法所定事項，涉及各目的事業主管機關職掌者，由各目的事業主管機關辦理。
前二項各級主管機關及各目的事業主管機關主管志工之權利、義務、召募、教育訓練、獎勵表揚、福利、保障、宣導與申訴之規劃及辦理，其權責如下：
一、主管機關：主管從事社會福利服務、涉及二個以上目的事業主管機關之服務工作協調及其他綜合規劃事項。
二、目的事業主管機關：凡主管相關社會服務、教育、輔導、文化、科學、體育、消防救難、交通安全、環境保護、衛生保健、合作發展、經濟、研究、志工人力之開發、聯合活動之發展以及志願服務之提昇等公眾利益工作之機關。