Etat
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Etat (pl. etater) is a
municipal agency. An etat is a subdivision of the administration which has been given responsibility for a special area.[1] An agency does not have a board of directors, but it does have a director, appointed by the subordinate organization. Normally decisions made by the agency can be appealed to the higher body. State agencies are subordinate to one particular ministry
, and appeals are made to the Minister.
As part of the parliamentary oversight and supervisory activities,
Parliamentary Ombudsman (for Public Affairs), and the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee
.
Government agencies are often given names ending in
audited by the Office of the Auditor General of Norway. Municipalities and counties often divide their organization into etater, with only the central administration left in the core. Typically these agencies then are responsible for schools, healthcare, culture
, etc.
Privatization
There has been a tendency, especially among right-winged politicians, to convert some agencies to
health trusts, owned again by four regional health authorities.[2]
References
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 2022-07-21
- ^ Braut, Geir Sverre; Parr, Håvard Klyve; Allkunne (2021-12-07), "helseføretak", Store medisinske leksikon (in Norwegian Nynorsk), retrieved 2022-07-21