How to Apply for Correction of the Respondent in an Administrative Appeal — 7-Day Objection, Up to 3 Appointed Representatives for Joint Claims

Procedure

1. 1. Identify the respondent from the disposition notice

   Check the agency named as issuing the disposition in the disposition notice and enter it as the respondent. In an appeal for performance of duty, the respondent is the agency that received the claimant's application, and if the authority related to the subject of the claim has passed to another agency, enter the agency that succeeded to that authority (Article 17, Paragraph 1).

2. 2. Joint claims and appointing representatives

   When several people file jointly, they may appoint up to 3 representatives from among the claimants, and if they do not, the commission may recommend appointment when it deems necessary (Article 15, Paragraphs 1 and 2). Once representatives are appointed, the other claimants may act in the case only through them, so decide in advance how contact and receipt of documents will be handled (Article 15, Paragraph 4).

3. 3. Prepare and submit the appeal form

   The administrative appeal form states the claimant, the respondent and the commission, the content of the disposition, the date you learned of the disposition, the purpose and grounds of the claim and whether notice of the right to appeal was given; if appointed representatives file, also enter their names and addresses, then sign or seal it (Article 28). Because a representative's status must be proven in writing, submit the appointment form together, and file the appeal form with as many copies as there are respondents to the respondent or the commission (Article 19, Paragraph 1; Article 23, Paragraph 1). The filing period is 90 days from the date you learned of the disposition and 180 days from the date of the disposition (Article 27).

4. 4. Request correction of the respondent and object

   If you named the wrong respondent, submit a document stating that you request correction to the commission, and the commission may also correct it on its own authority (Article 17, Paragraph 2; Enforcement Decree, Article 15, Paragraph 1). Once a correction decision is made, the claim against the former respondent is deemed withdrawn and the claim is deemed filed against the new respondent at the time of the original filing (Article 17, Paragraph 4). A party who disagrees with the correction decision may file an objection with the commission within 7 days from the date of receiving the original decision (Article 17, Paragraph 6).

5. 5. Report changes in claimants during the case

   If a claimant dies, the heirs and others succeed to the claimant's status, and if a corporation ceases to exist through a merger, the surviving or newly established corporation succeeds; the successor reports this in writing to the commission with supporting documents (Article 16, Paragraphs 1 to 3). A person who acquires the rights may succeed with the commission's permission, and a decision refusing permission may be objected to within 7 days from the date of receiving the original decision (Article 16, Paragraphs 5 and 8). If you dismiss or replace an appointed representative, notify the commission in writing without delay (Article 15, Paragraph 5).

Required documents

• Administrative appeal form (Enforcement Rule of the Administrative Appeals Act, Form No. 30) and as many copies as there are respondents
• Appointment of representatives form (same Enforcement Rule, Form No. 19; when representatives are appointed in a joint claim)
• Request for correction of respondent (same Enforcement Rule, Form No. 24; when the wrong respondent was named)
• Objection to a decision of the administrative appeals commission (same Enforcement Rule, Form No. 23; when disagreeing with a correction decision)
• Dismissal of representatives form (same Enforcement Rule, Form No. 20; when dismissing or replacing a representative)
• Report of succession to claimant status or application for permission to succeed to claimant status (same Enforcement Rule, Forms No. 21 and No. 22) and documents proving the succession
• Copy of the disposition notice (to confirm the issuing agency and the date you learned of the disposition)
• Withdrawal of appeal form (same Enforcement Rule, Form No. 40) and consents of the other claimants (when a representative withdraws)

Fees

Typically in the range of several hundred thousand won across the industry · We will advise after a consultation, based on the number of claimants, whether additional documents such as respondent correction or succession are needed, and the volume of evidence. Government fees are separate.

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Legal basis and review date

• Administrative Appeals Act, Article 15
• Administrative Appeals Act, Article 16
• Administrative Appeals Act, Article 17
• Administrative Appeals Act, Article 19
• Administrative Appeals Act, Article 23
• Administrative Appeals Act, Article 27
• Administrative Appeals Act, Article 28
• Enforcement Decree of the Administrative Appeals Act, Article 14
• Enforcement Decree of the Administrative Appeals Act, Article 15
• Enforcement Decree of the Administrative Appeals Act, Article 20
• Enforcement Rule of the Administrative Appeals Act, Forms No. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30 and 40
• Administrative Agents Act, Article 2

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-16

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• Respondent correction carries a claim already filed over to the new respondent, so even if you are unsure who the respondent is, file the appeal form first within 90 days from the date you learned of the disposition.
• Once representatives are appointed, the other claimants cannot submit documents directly and may act only through the representatives, so agree among the claimants before appointment on how decisions such as withdrawal or supplementary briefs will be made together.

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