Where an employer's negligence consists in parking a vehicle in a dangerous position requiring an employee to cross a road, the employer's liability is 'in respect of' the vehicle and the resulting injury is 'caused in connection with' the vehicle for the purposes of compulsory motor vehicle insurance under s 3(1) of the Motor Vehicles Insurance Act 1936 (Qld). The causal connection with the vehicle is assessed as part of the total process of alighting, performing the task, and reboarding, and includes the vehicle's obstruction of the parties' views.
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