Man on the Bondi tram

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'.

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Government trams were discontinued in Sydney in the 1960s, to be replaced by buses.[3]

References
  1. Nomikos Papatonakis v Australian Telecommunications Commission [1985] HCA 3, (1985) 156 CLR 7 at p 36 (Deane J), High Court (Australia).
  2. Asprey, Michèle M. (2010) [2003]. Plain Language for Lawyers. Federation Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-86287-775-7.
  3. "Sydney is rebuilding tram systems ripped out in the 1960s". ABC News. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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