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SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 65

Medical certificate in support of claim for sickness allowance
(1)
Subject to subsection (3), a claim for sickness allowance must be supported by the certificate of a medical practitioner which states:

(a)
the medical practitioner's diagnosis; and

(b)
the medical practitioner's prognosis; and

(c)
that the person is incapacitated for work; and

(d)
the period for which the person is incapacitated for work.

(2)
A certificate for the purpose of subsection (1) must be in accordance with a form approved by the Secretary.

(3)
A person's claim for sickness allowance need not be supported by a medical certificate if the person is claiming to be qualified for sickness allowance under section 667 of the 1991 Act.

(4)
The Secretary may, in special circumstances, direct that subsection (1) or
(2)
does not apply in relation to a claim.



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