The Ministry of Health is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees to fight families that care for their disabled children.
Three cases, all of which still have a long way to run through the court system, have so far cost the government more than $600,000.
They all revolve around whether the carers are employed by the Ministry, or by their disabled family members.
The Employment Court has already found that the Ministry is the employer, which could mean compensation for lost wages and holiday pay.
Independent disability advocate Jane Carrigan spoke to Corin Dann.
