For employees unable to work due to minor illnesses or injuries (e.g., colds, flu, minor injuries).
What’s included:
- Email delivery if approved
- 5-Minute Online Form
- No travel needed, 100% online
Quick and Affordable Online Medical Certificates for Tasmania
Request a one-day certificate for today's sick or carer's leave. A pharmacist assesses your request for $12.99, with a certificate emailed if approved.
- One-day certificates for today
- AHPRA-registered pharmacists
- Secure and private
Need a Medical Certificate in Tasmania? We’re Here to Help
From Hobart to Launceston, Devonport and regional Tasmania, MyMedicalCert offers an online pharmacist assessment for sick leave or carer’s leave. Submit your application from home when you need evidence for today’s absence.
The $12.99 assessment covers a request for a one-day certificate for today. A pharmacist reviews your application and, if approved, your certificate is emailed to you, usually the same day. Review times vary. Check your workplace’s evidence requirements before applying.
How it works
How our Medical Certificate services work
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Start Your Online Application: Fill out our simple online form with details about your condition and leave requirements.
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Consult a Pharmacist Online: Connect with a licensed pharmacist through our secure telehealth platform. They’ll assess your situation and verify your eligibility for a certificate.
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Receive Your Certificate: If approved, your certificate is emailed to you. Review times vary.
Medical certificate guidance for Tasmania
Information for Tasmanian workers on evidence, pharmacy booking arrangements and access beyond Hobart and Launceston.
Evidence for Tasmanian workplaces
For employees covered by the national workplace system, Fair Work guidance permits an employer to request evidence for one day or less. Your award, agreement or workplace policy may set extra steps, so notify your employer promptly.
Pharmacy arrangements vary by location
Tasmania’s Pharmacy Scope service notes that pharmacies decide whether appointments or walk-ins are available and set their own service hours. Check directly with the pharmacy rather than assuming the same arrangements apply statewide.
Access in regional and island communities
Opening hours and travel distances can be significant outside the major centres. Use Healthdirect’s service finder and call ahead. If an online assessment is not appropriate, arrange a GP, urgent-care or emergency option suited to your symptoms.
Tasmanian medical certificate questions
An online medical certificate is a professional document issued by a licensed pharmacist verifying your inability to attend work due to illness or to care for a family member.
If approved, certificates are usually emailed the same day. Review times vary and a delivery time is not guaranteed. Check your spam/junk folder or contact our support team if you need help.
Our service is affordable at just $12.99, with no hidden fees.
1. Sick Leave Certificate: For individuals unable to work due to minor illness or injury. 2. Carer’s Leave Certificate: For those needing time off to care for an ill or injured family or household member.
Follow these simple steps: 1. Choose the certificate type (Sick Leave or Carer’s Leave). 2. Fill out a short online form. 3. Complete payment securely. 4. Receive your certificate via email within 60 mins.
A pharmacist-issued certificate may be used as workplace evidence. Fair Work does not prescribe one fixed type of evidence, but it must satisfy a reasonable person and your award, agreement or workplace policy may set additional requirements. Check your employer’s policy before applying.
It depends on the pharmacy. Tasmania’s Pharmacy Scope guidance says individual pharmacies may offer appointments, walk-ins or both, and service hours can vary.
Yes, for employees covered by the national Fair Work system. The employer may request evidence for one day or less and may have a policy describing the acceptable form.
Use Healthdirect to compare nearby pharmacies, general practices and urgent-care options, and phone ahead before travelling. For serious or rapidly worsening symptoms, seek urgent medical help rather than waiting for a certificate service.
