The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation for the cost of treatment obtained for a member's service injury or disease if:

(a) the Commission has accepted liability for the injury or disease; and
(b) it was reasonable for the member to obtain the treatment in the circumstances; and
(c) the member is entitled to medical and dental treatment under regulation 58F of the Defence Force Regulations 1952 ; and
(d) a claim for compensation in respect of the member has been made under section 319; and
(e) the Commission, after considering any advice from the member's service chief, determines that it is more appropriate to provide compensation for the treatment under this section even though the treatment could have been provided under regulation 58F.

Note: This section might be affected by the following provisions:

(a) section 274 (relationship with other compensation provisions);
(b) section 275 (no compensation if aggravation etc. ceases);
(c) section 276 (amount of compensation);
(d) section 277 (whom compensation is payable to).