Solve the programming task below in a Python markdown code block.
Create a function that will return ```true``` if the input is in the following date time format ```01-09-2016 01:20``` and ```false``` if it is not.

This Kata has been inspired by the Regular Expressions chapter from the book Eloquent JavaScript.
Also feel free to reuse/extend the following starter code:
```python
def date_checker(date):
```