435Obligations to undergo medical or dental treatment

435 Obligations to undergo medical or dental treatment (1) Any member may be required to undergo such medical treatment as is deemed by a medical officer, and such dental treatment as is deemed by a dental officer, to be necessary to cure, remove, prevent or to reduce the likelihood of any disease or infirmity which in the opinion of the medical officer or the dental officer affects or is likely to affect the efficiency of the member in the performance of his duties, or to endanger the health of any other member. (2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) medical treatment shall include vaccination and inoculation, and dental treatment shall include the extraction and filling of teeth, the fitting of artificial dentures and prophylactic treatment for the cure of pathogenic conditions of the gingivae. (3) In this regulation: (a) medical officer includes a person who is registered in a State or Territory as a medical practitioner; and (b) dental officer includes a person who is registered in a State or Territory as a dental practitioner.