Man on the Bondi tram
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The man on the Bondi tram is a fictional legal character used in civil law in New South Wales, Australia, representing an ordinary person.[1] Jurors, for example, have been directed to consider what the man on the Bondi tram would think of whether a statement is defamatory. The phrase borrows from the English formulation of the 'man on the Clapham omnibus',[2] who personifies an average, reasonable person. It is comparable to the phrase 'the man in the street'.
Government trams were discontinued in Sydney in the 1960s, to be replaced by buses.[3]
References
- ^ Nomikos Papatonakis v Australian Telecommunications Commission [1985] HCA 3, (1985) 156 CLR 7 at p 36 (Deane J), High Court (Australia).
- ^ Asprey, Michèle M. (2010) [2003]. Plain Language for Lawyers. Federation Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-86287-775-7.
- ^ "Sydney is rebuilding tram systems ripped out in the 1960s". ABC News. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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