To begin an action in Small Claims Court, a person, or someone acting on his or her behalf, must come to the Small Claims Court Clerk's office in the proper county and fill out a statement of claim. To find out where the clerk's office is located in your county, click on Locations.
The Australian principle of forum non conveniens is different to the English principle of the same name, which requires the respondent to show that there is another available forum for the resolution of the parties' dispute which is a more appropriate forum: Spiliada Maritime Corporation v Cansulex 1987 AC 460.