law
17 Oct 2018

Health Ministry makes family-funded care difficult - lawyer

From Morning Report, 8:43 am on 17 October 2018

Another parent of severely disabled children is heading to court seeking a ruling that his daughter and son are incapable of being classified as his employers. Cliff Robinson has joined Diane Moody in a bid to get the Employment Court to declare that as caregivers, they should be employed by the Ministry of Health rather than by their children. Last month, Mrs Moody announced she was taking her severely disabled son to court, saying she had no other option. Lawyer Paul Dale represents Diane Moody and Shane Chamberlain. He talks to Guyon Espiner.