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Employees Liability Act 1991
6Employer subrogated to rights of employee under insurance policy
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#### 6 Employer subrogated to rights of employee under insurance policy
6 Employer subrogated to rights of employee under insurance policy
> > (1) If:
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> > > (a) an employer is proceeded against for the tort of his or her employee, and
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> > > (b) the employee is entitled under a policy of insurance to be indemnified in respect of liability that the employee may incur in respect of that tort,
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> > the employer is subrogated to the rights of the employee under that policy in respect of the liability incurred by the employer arising from the commission of the tort.
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> > (2) In this section, insurance includes indemnity.