The Servicemember Relief Act Article 18

A petitioner shall prepare a petition pleading and file it with the Protection Committee for deliberation through the original disposition agency.For the petition stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the original disposition agency shall first review the lawfulness and appropriateness of the disposition or omission. If it deems the petition is sustainable, the agency itself may revoke or amend the original disposition, render a disposition or a disposition with certain substances, and report to the Protection Committee.In the case that the original disposition agency does not confer the petitioner’s pleading for revocation or amendment of the original disposition, render a disposition or a disposition with certain substances, within 20 days from the next day of the receipt of the pleading, the agency shall submit a written defense with all essential and related documents to the Protection Committee.When the original disposition agency files its defense, a copy of the written defense in the preceding paragraph shall be sent to the petitioner.When the petitioner files a deliberation petition with the Protection Committee, a photocopy or duplicate of the petition pleading shall be sent to the original disposition agency by the Protection Committee pursuant to the provisions of Paragraphs 2 to 4.