The National Insurance Court ( no, Trygderetten) is an appeals court for welfare cases in Norway.
It was established by law on 16 December 1966. Its purpose is to judge in cases, where decisions by (mainly) the
Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service have been appealed.
Administratively, it is a part of the
Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.
The leader and deputy leader both need qualifications equivalent to a
Supreme Court Justice.
[ The current leader is ]Knut Brofoss
Knut Brofoss (born 9 October 1948) is a Norwegian civil servant.
He was born in Oslo as a son of Erik Brofoss. He took the cand.jur. degree, and was hired in the Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1975. From 1983 he worked in the Ministry of ...
, and the deputy leader is Trine Fernsjø.[
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References
Courts in Norway
1966 establishments in Norway
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