Administrative Litigation Act Article 49-1
For matters referred to in the following subparagraphs and for the matters arising from their proceedings, the parties to the litigation shall appoint lawyers as agents to the litigation:1. Environmental protection matters and land controversy matters of which the first-instance ordinary proceedings occur in high administrative courts, and the matters regarding the review of urban plans.2. Appeals of the ordinary proceedings that occur in high administrative courts.3. Matters that are brought before the Supreme Administrative Court.4. Rehearing matters to which ordinary proceedings shall apply, and the rehearing matters for the review of urban plans.5. Applications for re-trial and rehearing to which ordinary proceedings shall apply, and the applications for re-trial and rehearing for the review of urban plans.The situations referred to in the preceding Paragraph are not affected by the narrowing of the scope of litigation, part withdrawal of the litigation, change of proceeding or mistaken application of the proceeding. The Judicial Yuan shall promulgate the scope of the matters referred to in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding Paragraph.In the situations referred to in Paragraph 1, if any of the following conditions are met, the party to the litigation may choose not to appoint a lawyer as an agent of litigation:1. The party to the litigation, or its representative, manager, or agent designated by law possesses the qualification of judge, prosecutor, or lawyer, or is a professor or associate professor teaching public law at a university or an independent college approved by the Ministry of Education.2. For tax matters, the party to the litigation, or its representative, manager, or agent designated by law possesses the qualification referred to in Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 1 of the preceding Article.3. For patent matters, the party to the litigation, or its representative, manager, or agent designated by law possesses the qualification referred to in Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 2 of the preceding Article.In the situations referred to in Paragraph 1, the party to the litigation may choose to appoint a person other than a lawyer as an agent of litigation, if they meet any of the following conditions and the administrative court considers it appropriate:1. A spouse, blood relation within three degrees, or marital relation within two degrees of the party to the litigation possesses the qualifications of a lawyer.2. A person satisfies Subparagraph 1, Subparagraph 2, or Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article.The situations in the two preceding paragraphs should be explained to the court when the litigation is initiated, or when a person other than a lawyer is appointed as an agent of the litigation.Paragraph 1 of this Article does not apply in the following matters:1. Application for legal aid and the appeals against the rulings on such matters.2. Application to appoint a lawyer as an agent of litigation.3. Application to determine the compensation for a lawyer.If the plaintiff, appellant, applicant or appellant against a ruling fails to be represented by an agent of litigation, or if they are represented under Paragraph 4 but the administrative court considers it inappropriate, the administrative court should first set a deadline for the plaintiff, appellant, applicant or appellant to solve the problem. If the problem is not solved by the deadline, and no application was made per Article 49-3, the administrative court should dismiss the suit or appeal by a ruling.If the defendant, appellee, or the party joined under Articles 41 and 42 fails to be represented by an agent of litigation according to the Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 4 of this Article, or if they are represented under Paragraph 4 but the administrative court considers it inappropriate, the presiding judge may set a deadline to solve the problem for the defendant, appellee, or the party joined.If the parties to the litigation solve the problems following the preceding two paragraphs, the decisions in litigation made by the parties take effect retrospectively at the time of making such decisions after the agents of litigation approve such decisions. If the problems are solved per the preceding two paragraphs after the deadline, the decisions in litigation made by the parties take effect at the time when the agents of litigation approve such decisions.
中文原文 行政訴訟法第49-1條
下列各款事件及其程序進行中所生之其他事件，當事人應委任律師為訴訟代理人：
一、高等行政法院管轄之環境保護、土地爭議之第一審通常訴訟程序事件及都市計畫審查程序事件。
二、高等行政法院管轄之通常訴訟程序上訴事件。
三、向最高行政法院提起之事件。
四、適用通常訴訟程序或都市計畫審查程序之再審事件。
五、適用通常訴訟程序或都市計畫審查程序之聲請重新審理及其再審事件。
前項情形，不因訴之減縮、一部撤回、變更或程序誤用而受影響。
前項第一款之事件範圍由司法院以命令定之。
第一項情形，符合下列各款之一者，當事人得不委任律師為訴訟代理人：
一、當事人或其代表人、管理人、法定代理人具備法官、檢察官、律師資格或為教育部審定合格之大學或獨立學院公法學教授、副教授。
二、稅務行政事件，當事人或其代表人、管理人、法定代理人具備前條第二項第一款規定之資格。
三、專利行政事件，當事人或其代表人、管理人、法定代理人具備前條第二項第二款規定之資格。
第一項各款事件，非律師具有下列情形之一，經本案之行政法院認為適當者，亦得為訴訟代理人：
一、當事人之配偶、三親等內之血親、二親等內之姻親具備律師資格。
二、符合前條第二項第一款、第二款或第三款規定。
前二項情形，應於提起或委任時釋明之。
第一項規定，於下列各款事件不適用之：
一、聲請訴訟救助及其抗告。
二、聲請選任律師為訴訟代理人。
三、聲請核定律師酬金。
原告、上訴人、聲請人或抗告人未依第一項至第四項規定委任訴訟代理人，或雖依第四項規定委任，行政法院認為不適當者，應先定期間命補正。
逾期未補正，亦未依第四十九條之三為聲請者，應以裁定駁回之。
被告、被上訴人、相對人或依第四十一條及第四十二條參加訴訟之人未依第一項至第四項規定委任訴訟代理人，或雖依第四項規定委任，本案之行政法院認為不適當者，審判長得先定期間命補正。
當事人依前二項規定補正者，其訴訟行為經訴訟代理人追認，溯及於行為時發生效力；逾期補正者，自追認時起發生效力。
一、高等行政法院管轄之環境保護、土地爭議之第一審通常訴訟程序事件及都市計畫審查程序事件。
二、高等行政法院管轄之通常訴訟程序上訴事件。
三、向最高行政法院提起之事件。
四、適用通常訴訟程序或都市計畫審查程序之再審事件。
五、適用通常訴訟程序或都市計畫審查程序之聲請重新審理及其再審事件。
前項情形，不因訴之減縮、一部撤回、變更或程序誤用而受影響。
前項第一款之事件範圍由司法院以命令定之。
第一項情形，符合下列各款之一者，當事人得不委任律師為訴訟代理人：
一、當事人或其代表人、管理人、法定代理人具備法官、檢察官、律師資格或為教育部審定合格之大學或獨立學院公法學教授、副教授。
二、稅務行政事件，當事人或其代表人、管理人、法定代理人具備前條第二項第一款規定之資格。
三、專利行政事件，當事人或其代表人、管理人、法定代理人具備前條第二項第二款規定之資格。
第一項各款事件，非律師具有下列情形之一，經本案之行政法院認為適當者，亦得為訴訟代理人：
一、當事人之配偶、三親等內之血親、二親等內之姻親具備律師資格。
二、符合前條第二項第一款、第二款或第三款規定。
前二項情形，應於提起或委任時釋明之。
第一項規定，於下列各款事件不適用之：
一、聲請訴訟救助及其抗告。
二、聲請選任律師為訴訟代理人。
三、聲請核定律師酬金。
原告、上訴人、聲請人或抗告人未依第一項至第四項規定委任訴訟代理人，或雖依第四項規定委任，行政法院認為不適當者，應先定期間命補正。
逾期未補正，亦未依第四十九條之三為聲請者，應以裁定駁回之。
被告、被上訴人、相對人或依第四十一條及第四十二條參加訴訟之人未依第一項至第四項規定委任訴訟代理人，或雖依第四項規定委任，本案之行政法院認為不適當者，審判長得先定期間命補正。
當事人依前二項規定補正者，其訴訟行為經訴訟代理人追認，溯及於行為時發生效力；逾期補正者，自追認時起發生效力。