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Marine Traffic Safety Act Enforcement Rule Amendment Mandates Ad Hoc Certification Audits for Ships with Serious Accidents, Plus 3 More | Administrative Briefing, October 3
An amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Marine Traffic Safety Act has been pre-announced, requiring ad hoc certification audits for ships and workplaces where a marine accident caused a serious disaster. We also cover an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Public Finance Recovery Act that calculates interest on recovered fraudulent subsidies on a daily basis, the exemption from submitting 6 documents for Excellent Agro-Healing Facility certification, and the registration requirements for issuer account management institutions for security tokens (capital of 4 billion won).
5% of Operating Profit as Penalty Surcharge for 3 Industrial Accident Deaths in a Year: Occupational Safety and Health Act Amendment Passes National Assembly, and 3 More | Administrative Briefing, October 2
On October 1, the National Assembly passed an amendment to the Occupational Safety and Health Act that imposes a penalty surcharge of up to 5% of operating profit on employers whose workplaces see three or more industrial accident deaths within one year. We also cover the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission's opinion calling for relief for a foreign worker whose job-seeking registration expired due to an employer's mistake, and the pre-announced Enforcement Decree amendments on living-standard criteria for equal-rank bereaved families of veterans compensation recipients and on regular inspections of popular culture and arts planning businesses.
Drone Registration by Proxy Allowed, Disability Grade Criteria for Persons of Distinguished Service Relaxed, and 2 More | Administrative Briefing, October 1
A draft amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Aviation Safety Act that would allow drone (ultralight flying device) registration through a proxy, and a draft amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Persons of Distinguished Service to the State that relaxes the disability grade criteria for finger loss and arm/leg joint impairments, have been announced for public comment. Draft amendments reducing rural road occupancy fees and easing sanctions on environmental measurement agencies are also open for comment until November 9.
Removal of 'Spouse's Child' Label on Resident Registration Copies and End of Income Criteria for Advance Child Support Payments | Administrative Briefing September 30
From October 29, the label 'spouse's child' on resident registration certificates (full and abstract copies) will be replaced with 'household member', and advance child support payments can be applied for without any household income criterion. Comments on the draft amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Bicycle Act, which designates where fixed-gear (fixie) bicycles without brakes may be ridden, will be accepted until November 9.
Business Suspension or Registration Revocation for 2 Rounds of Collusion in 5 Years, 17 Industries Including Fire Protection and Electrical Work | Administrative Briefing, September 29
The government and the ruling party are pushing to amend the individual laws of 17 industries so that businesses caught colluding 2 or more times within 5 years can face business suspension or registration revocation. Administrative appeals over school violence in Gyeonggi rose from 500 in 2023 to 795 in 2025, and opinions on an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the National Technical Qualifications Act, which shortens the experience required to sit for Professional Engineer and Master Craftsman exams by 1 year each, will be accepted until November 9.
Requesting School Violence Committee Minutes: No Duty to Keep Recordings | Administrative Briefing, September 28
School Violence Countermeasures Committees must write and keep meeting minutes, but there is no duty to keep audio recordings, so there may be no original to check against when the minutes are disputed. Of the 924.7 billion won in unpaid wages in the first half of this year, the share at suspended or closed businesses rose to 16.6%, and the Supreme Court held that demoting a police officer who pressured a complainant to withdraw a complaint was lawful.