COVID-19 can mean fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue, body aches, and a need to stay away from work or study. Complete a secure form so a doctor can assess whether routine sick-leave evidence is appropriate. From $24.95.
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For short COVID-related absences where online review is clinically suitable.
COVID-19 can still disrupt work, study, commuting, and usual duties. A routine online certificate may document a short absence where the clinical history is clear, symptoms are manageable at home, and no in-person assessment is needed.
You answer a structured health form covering when symptoms started, any RAT or PCR result, which symptoms you have, the dates you need reviewed, how the illness affects attendance, and safety answers that help the doctor decide whether online review is appropriate.
An approved certificate includes standard absence evidence. It is not a public-health isolation order, proof of infection, negative-test certificate, return-to-work clearance, travel clearance, or advice about your employer's COVID policy.
Online review is best suited to short COVID-related absences where the request is for routine evidence and symptoms are not severe.
The doctor checks whether your symptom pattern, timing, test information, requested dates, and safety answers support routine certificate evidence.
A routine COVID certificate focuses on the absence period. It does not need to include private symptom or test detail unless the doctor decides that detail is clinically relevant.
Some COVID-related requests need a test provider, public-health source, in-person assessment, or employer-specific pathway.
COVID certificates include standard doctor and absence details. Employer, school, university, and public-health requirements may vary.
Routine evidence
Absence period
Red flags
In-person boundary
Employer policy
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No appointments. Doctor-reviewed certificate requests.
Tell us what happened, when it started, and the dates you need reviewed.
An AHPRA-registered doctor checks whether routine certificate evidence is clinically appropriate.
If approved, your certificate is emailed as a PDF. If not, the decline refund applies.
Tell us what happened, when it started, and the dates you need reviewed.
An AHPRA-registered doctor checks whether routine certificate evidence is clinically appropriate.
If approved, your certificate is emailed as a PDF. If not, the decline refund applies.
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If you have chest pain, difficulty breathing, or any life-threatening symptoms, call 000 or go to your nearest emergency department.
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For short COVID-related absences where routine certificate evidence is clinically appropriate.
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