50Certification as to fitness for duty and further leave

50 Certification as to fitness for duty and further leave (1) If an officer has been continuously absent from duty because of illness for a period of at least 13 weeks, the officer must not return to duty until a suitable medical practitioner gives a certificate stating that the officer is fit to resume duty. (2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), a suitable medical practitioner is a relevant medical practitioner (other than a medical practitioner who has been treating or advising the officer in relation to the illness) who is specified by the Secretary for the purpose of giving that certificate.