A medical certificate under s 69(3) of the Work Health Act (NT) must certify the worker's present state of incapacity at the time of the notice; a certificate based on future expectations or speculation, issued without current examination or inquiry, does not satisfy the statutory requirement even if it uses the correct statutory language. Where the Form 5 notice is ineffective, the employer must continue payments until lawfully permitted to cease them by fresh notice or substantive application.
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