For employees unable to work due to minor illnesses or injuries (e.g., colds, flu, minor injuries).
What’s included:
- Email delivery if approved
- Registered pharmacist assessment
- No travel needed, 100% online
Medical Certificates Online for $12.99
Need evidence for today's absence from work? Request a one-day sick leave or carer's leave certificate online. An Australian registered pharmacist assesses your request, with email delivery if approved.
- One-day certificates for today
- AHPRA-registered pharmacists
- Secure and private
A certificate for your absence from work
Choose the certificate that matches your reason for taking leave. Both options are assessed by a registered pharmacist and cover today only.
- Sick leave For your own absence when you’re unwell.
- Carer’s leave When you need to care for an ill or injured family or household member.
Explore our guides to who can write a medical certificate, how the application works and reasons to consider an online certificate.
What your assessment includes
- Individual assessment A registered pharmacist reviews your request and decides whether a certificate is appropriate.
- One clear fee Pay $12.99 AUD for either leave type. The fee covers assessment; approval is not guaranteed.
- Email delivery Complete the application from home. If approved, your certificate is sent to your inbox.
- Employer verification Your employer can request certificate verification directly from MyMedicalCert.
Check what your workplace needs
Check your workplace’s evidence requirements before applying. MyMedicalCert provides pharmacist-issued absence-from-work certificates. If your workplace requires a doctor-issued certificate, you’ll need a different service.
Read Fair Work’s guidance on notice and evidence. For longer leave or ongoing symptoms, speak with your GP.
Before you request a certificate
One day, for today
Our current service covers today's absence only. It does not cover past or future dates, or several days off work. For longer leave, speak with your GP.
Assessed by a pharmacist
A registered pharmacist assesses your request. If appropriate, they issue an absence-from-work certificate for sick or carer's leave. This is not a doctor-issued certificate.
$12.99 assessment fee
The fee is the same for sick leave and carer's leave. Payment does not guarantee approval. See our pricing and payment information.
Help for your employer
Check your workplace's evidence requirements before applying. Employers can request verification that a certificate was issued by MyMedicalCert.
For people aged 18 or over who live and work in Australia. You must wait 14 days after your last submission before applying again through MyMedicalCert. You can submit a request at any time; assessment and approval are not instant.
Frequently asked questions
MyMedicalCert provides pharmacist-issued absence-from-work certificates for eligible sick leave and carer's leave requests. A pharmacist assesses each request and issues a certificate only if appropriate. Our current service covers one day: today.
If approved, your certificate is emailed to you, usually the same day. Review times can vary and delivery is not guaranteed within an hour. You can submit a request at any time. Check your spam folder or contact support if you need help.
The assessment fee is $12.99 AUD for either sick leave or carer's leave. Payment does not guarantee that a certificate will be issued. See our pricing and service terms.
Choose a sick leave certificate for your own absence or a carer's leave certificate when caring for a family or household member. We currently offer one-day certificates for today only, not backdated, future-dated or multi-day certificates.
Choose sick leave or carer's leave, complete the online application, and follow the payment instructions. A registered pharmacist then assesses your request. If approved, your certificate is sent by email.
Check your workplace's evidence requirements before applying. Our current certificates are issued by pharmacists, not doctors. Read Fair Work's notice and evidence guidance and use employer verification if your employer needs confirmation that we issued a certificate.
