The third paragraph of s 3(1) of the Motor Vehicles Insurance Act 1936 (Qld), which excludes employer liability from compulsory motor vehicle insurance, applies only where the owner or authorised agent of the motor vehicle is also the employer of the injured worker. Where the employer is a different entity from the registered owner, the exclusion does not operate and the registered owner and insurer remain liable under the motor vehicle insurance policy.
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