Section 73. Absolute protection against removal

A foreign national may not be sent to an area where he or she would be in a situation as mentioned in section 28, first paragraph, (a), unless
  1. a.
    the foreign national is excluded from protection under section 31, or
  2. b.
    the foreign national is on reasonable grounds deemed to pose a threat to national security or has been finally convicted of a particularly serious crime and therefore pose a threat to Norwegian society.
A foreign national may not be sent to an area where he or she would be in a situation as mentioned in section 28, first paragraph, (b). The protection under this provision also applies in situations as mentioned in the first paragraph, (a) and (b).
The protection under the first and second paragraphs also applies to removal to an area where the person concerned would not be safe from subsequent removal to an area as mentioned in section 28, first paragraph.
The protection under the first to third paragraphs applies in respect of all forms of administrative decision under the Act.