Department of Legal Affairs, Taipei City Governmen

All appeals are handled under a due legal process. According to the Article 85 of Administrative Appeal Act, the decisions in general should be delivered within 3 months upon filing of appeal, with a one-time, 2-month extension if necessary. In the event of submissions of additional reasons for appeal or corrections to appeal procedure after filing of appeal, the mandatory periods are reset to the time of such submissions or corrections. The Administrative Appeals Commission processes nearly 3,000 appeals every year, and, to fulfill the rule on mandatory period, it renders almost all the decisions before the deadline so as to ensure people’s rights and interests.