The Immigration Appeals Board shall decide, as an independent body, the cases assigned to it in section 76, first and third paragraphs.The Immigration Appeals Board shall be led by a director, who must satisfy the requirements applicable to judges. The director shall be appointed by the King in Council for a term of six years. The director may be re-appointed for one period.The Immigration Appeals Board shall also have board chairs, who must satisfy the requirements applicable to judges. They shall be appointed by the King in Council.The Immigration Appeals Board shall have board members appointed by the King in Council based on the recommendations of the Ministry with primary responsibility for the immigration administration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian Association of Lawyers and humanitarian organisations. The members shall be appointed for a four-year term. The members may be reappointed once. The office is voluntary. Replacements during the course of a period shall be made by the Ministry based on the recommendations of the same bodies. The Ministry may release a board member from his or her office if the member has failed to comply with the duty of confidentiality, has grossly contravened other obligations that follow from the office or has himself or herself so requested. The King may issue regulations containing further provisions.The board shall conduct its meetings in camera. All persons participating in the consideration of a case before the board have a duty of confidentiality under sections 13 to 13 e of the Public Administration Act. Violations shall be punished under section 209 of the Penal Code.
