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Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943
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##### 3G. Liability of employers
(1) This section has effect if the death of or bodily injury to a person is directly caused by, or by the driving of, a motor vehicle in circumstances giving rise to the owner of the motor vehicle being liable to pay compensation under the *Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023* in respect of that death or bodily injury or which would have given rise to liability of that kind but for section 20 of that Act.
(2) If this section has effect, neither this Act nor a contract of insurance under this Act apply in respect of liability for negligence which may be incurred by the owner in respect of the death or bodily injury other than liability for the negligent driving of the motor vehicle.
(3) In subsection (2) —
owner includes any person for whose negligence the owner is legally responsible.
[Section 3G inserted: No. 15 of 2006 s. 5; amended: No. 21 of 2023 s. 683.]
[**3H‑3K.** Deleted: No. 51 of 1986 s. 46(2).]
[**3L‑3N.** Deleted: No. 81 of 1982 s. 10.]
[**3P.** Deleted: No. 8 of 1988 s. 5.]