The Council or a Committee may specify the form of documents required for the purposes of this Act, including statutory declarations, accompanying documents, details of relevant medical disabilities, etc.<\/p>\n
Medical certificates must be signed by registered medical practitioners, unless the person is authorised to sign such a certificate by another enactment.<\/p>\n\n
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