Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) For paragraph 548 (1) (c) of the Act, the manner in which a person must indicate that he or she wants a small claims procedure to apply to an action that the person has commenced is:
(a) by:
(i) endorsing the papers initiating the action with a statement that the person wants a small claims procedure to apply to the action; or
(ii) lodging with the magistrates court or the Federal Magistrates Court a paper that identifies the action and states that the person wants a small claims procedure to apply to the action; and
(b) by serving a copy of the papers initiating the action, together with a copy of the paper (if any) mentioned in subparagraph (a) (ii), on every other party to the action.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to an action that a person starts in a magistrates court or the Federal Magistrates Court if rules of court relating to that court prescribe the manner in which the person indicates that he or she wants a small claims procedure to apply to the action.