Workers Compensation Act 1987

A policy of insurance obtained by an employer under section 155 of this Act is taken to have covered the employer’s liability for damages in respect of the death of or an injury to a worker of the employer where—

that liability arose during the period that began with 1 February 1990 and ended with 30 September 1991 and was attributable to a motor accident within the meaning of the Motor Accidents Act 1988, and

the liability of the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the accident was not covered by a third-party policy issued under that Act, and

no damages were recoverable from the Nominal Defendant under that Act in respect of the death or injury.

Subclause (1) has effect irrespective of any regulation under this Act that was in force during the period referred to in that subclause.

On and from the commencement of this subclause, the provisions of subclause (1) (b) and (c) do not have effect in relation to a liability referred to in subclause (1) unless the liability was the subject of legal proceedings that have been determined by a court before that commencement.