NZ Herald published this article with one lady’s story of how she was not employed in an asbestos-exposed environment and therefore her cover for pleural mesothelioma should be withheld.
Aucklander Deanna Trevarthen was diagnosed with asbestos cancer and her partner want an overhaul of ACC legislation as they face $200,000 of life-prolonging non-funded treatment. Under the current law anyone exposed to asbestos in their employment is automatically covered – but spouses and children who are exposed through that person are not.