Constitutional Court Procedure Act Article 47
(Requirements for Petitions Lodged by Highest State Organs) A highest state organ which, in the exercise of its powers or on account of its subordinate agency's exercise of powers, considers that the applicable law is in contravention of the Constitution may lodge a petition with the Constitutional Court for a judgment declaring the impugned law unconstitutional.A subordinate agency which, in the exercise of its powers, considers that the applicable law is in contravention of the Constitution may request its superior agency to lodge the petition referred to in the preceding Paragraph.Paragraph 1 applies mutatis mutandis to the independent agencies which are equivalent to second-level agencies as provided for by the Basic Code Governing the Central Administrative Agencies Organizations to the extent that they independently exercise powers within their competences.
中文原文 憲法訴訟法第47條
國家最高機關，因本身或下級機關行使職權，就所適用之法規範，認有牴觸憲法者，得聲請憲法法庭為宣告違憲之判決。
下級機關，因行使職權，就所適用之法規範，認有牴觸憲法者，得報請上級機關為前項之聲請。
中央行政機關組織基準法所定相當二級機關之獨立機關，於其獨立行使職權，自主運作範圍內，準用第一項規定。
下級機關，因行使職權，就所適用之法規範，認有牴觸憲法者，得報請上級機關為前項之聲請。
中央行政機關組織基準法所定相當二級機關之獨立機關，於其獨立行使職權，自主運作範圍內，準用第一項規定。