To prevent relaying wrong information by determining whether a radio signal is to be relayed in accordance with a function of error detection in the radio signal. A relay station apparatus according to an aspect of the invention is a relay station apparatus which relays a radio signal between a transmission station and a reception station, including: a receiver which is configured to receive the radio signal from the transmission station; and a relay determination section which is configured, in accordance with a function of error detection in the radio signal received by the receiver, to determine whether the signal is to be relayed or not, based on a first channel quality indicating a channel quality from the transmission station to the relay station apparatus.