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August 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
268-99 Adelaide Cleaning Equipment Pty Ltd
Adelaide Cleaning Equipment (Jet Fire Heater) No.2
Dismissed 10/08/1999
270-99 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon Utility - "Where's the water?" - towed snowboard rider
Dismissed 10/08/1999
December 2012
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0458-12 Combe International
The ad begins with three young women, one is standing in front of the other two, and the two at the back are looking slightly disproving. A voiceover, presumably that of the girl in the front, says 'I learned the hard way' then something to the effect that 'regular washing doesn't get rid of all odours'. Then the product is advertised - vagisil feminine wash - and then the end of the ad involves the woman walking away with the two other women and everyone is smiling.
Dismissed Toiletries 12/12/2012
April 2012
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0131-12 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Various models of Volkswagen cars are shown as well as people or animals imitating the different noises the cars make. In the final scene we see a man reverse park his car using Volkswagen technology instead of his hands. A young girl and her grandfather are watching from a nearby cafe table and the girl exclaims, "well beep me". The car horn beeps as she says the word "beep". Her grandfather looks at her and then the words, "The Germans have a word for it" appear on screen followed by the VW logo and the words, "Das Auto".
Dismissed Vehicle 11/04/2012
September 2003
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274-03 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Salads - man eats hamburger while woman makes 'healthy' choice.
Dismissed 09/09/2003
August 2006
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277-06 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Crunchy Nut - birthday cake - woman blowing out candles, leaning forward with breasts exposed
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 08/08/2006
March 2003
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28-03 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - K-Time Fruit Bars - girl steals bar from colleague.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
34-03 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - 'You know you want it' - man appearing drugged in bath; crowd surfing.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
April 2012
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0145-12 iiNet
A man is auditioning in a theatre and is asked by the casting director to portray how he would feel if he had no internet connection. The actor then pulls a face and makes a groaning noise and the casting director mutters, “How did he get in here?” A female voiceover then says that iinet can connect you faster.
Dismissed Telecommunications 24/04/2012
October 2005
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282-05 Motorola Australia
Motorola - man at football game holding signs relating to woman (referred to as "the hot babe") sitting next to him, for his mates across the field to see - they then make sexual gestures to her. She is annoyed and physically assaults the man
Dismissed Telecommunications 11/10/2005
January 2013
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0485-12 Murray Goulburn
The advert showed a father, a son and a mother in law, sitting on a couch discussing how long Devondale Longlife milk lasts.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 16/01/2013
0507-12 Aspen Pharmacare
A Herron pain relief advertisement with 2 men, one small and one large causing each other pain so they could take the pain relief.
Dismissed Health Products 16/01/2013
September 2007
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290-07 Simplot Aust Pty Ltd
Simplot - I&J Battered Fish - woman batters fish with cricket bat
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 11/09/2007
January 2012
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0494-11 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
The share a coke with Alex advertisement features a range of shots of people called Alex in different situations. In one scene we see a female Alex appearing as though she is about to strike a kangaroo.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 04/01/2012
November 2001
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294-01 Victorian Smoking and Health Program
Victorian Smoking and Health Program - man in hospital, wife and daughter visiting
Dismissed Community Awareness 13/11/2001
November 2004
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297-04 Goodyear Tyres
Goodyear Tyres - Ducaro GA cars speeding over wet surface of Great Alpine Rd, then flat dry plains at Leigh Creek, with semitrailers passing at speed, the rainforest drive
Dismissed Retail 09/11/2004
June 2013
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0166-13 Chrysler Australia Pty Ltd
Woman is taking her dog to a dog training class - this is the part two where the teacher is now a man.
Dismissed Vehicle 12/06/2013
0177-13 Bonds Industries Ltd
A very young looking girl (14-16) is skipping rope in a bra and pants, while different shots are shown of her wiggling her bottom in a suggestive way while skipping. At the end there is a very close-up shot of her girlish bottom.
Dismissed Clothing 12/06/2013
February 2006
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3-06 Blue Haven Pools & Spas Pty Ltd
Blue Haven Pools & Spas - elephant in pool lying on a float and bobbing in the water
Dismissed 14/02/2006
May 2011
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0170-11 Bonds Industries Ltd
Sarah Murdoch leads a group of dancers in a Busby Burkely style dance routine. All the female dancers are wearing Invisitails underwear.
Dismissed Clothing 25/05/2011
December 2002
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301-02 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore Utility - 'Crop circles' helicopters and news crews viewing scene - amused man leaning on bonnet of car
Dismissed 10/12/2002
August 2008
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308-08 Haggle co
Haggle Co - 'little person' called Little Mark - pun on furniture has a 'little mark'
Dismissed 13/08/2008
September 1999
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310-99 King Wally Car Sales
King Wally Car Sales - "All hail the king"
Dismissed Retail 14/09/1999
January 2011
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0540-10 Patties Foods Pty Ltd
The scence opens on a children’s birthday party. Family and friends are in the backyard celebrating. A man has wandered back into the house. He sees on the food table there is only one Patties Pie left on a platter. At exactly the same time we see a man and a young boy reach for the pie and grab hold of it. They take one look at each other refuse to let go and look away trying not to make a scene. The man threatens to tell everyone that the boy has been opening the birthday boy's presents, and then licks his fingers which he then spreads over the pie.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 19/01/2011
September 2006
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317-06 City Finance Franchising Pty Ltd
City Finance - couple on couch - man struggling to undo woman's bra strap
Dismissed Finance/Investment 12/09/2006
February 2010
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32-10 Hungry Jacks
Hungry Jacks 32/10. TV ad promoting kids meal with free Simpsons couch toy offered.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries 10/02/2010
November 2000
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323-00 Just Jeans Group
Just Jeans - 'Hot Skirts'
Dismissed Clothing 14/11/2000
June 2014
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0203-14 Chrysler Australia Pty Ltd
A woman is running through an orchard being flirtatious with a man. She sees another man buying fruit from a roadside stall and gets in the car with him and drives off. The fruit vendor implies that she left with a stranger because he has a luxury car.
Dismissed Vehicle 11/06/2014
August 2009
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329-09 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd
Glaxo Smith Kline - Panadol (329/09) people sneezing on each other
Dismissed Health Products 12/08/2009
361-09 Kimberly-Clark Aust Pty Ltd
Kimberly-Clark - Kotex Beaver 361/09. Man lying on the ground and woman talking about what she would take to a deserted island.
Dismissed Toiletries 12/08/2009
July 2013
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0207-13 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota Kluger - woman talks to receptionist about buying one
Dismissed Vehicle 10/07/2013
October 2007
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332-07 Ferrero Australia Pty Ltd (Ferrero Rocher)
Ferrero - Bueno - young woman in bubble bath says "I love Bueno because I like to please myself" - camera pans back and she seems to be masturbating under the bubbles
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 09/10/2007
May 2010
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0211-10 Energy Australia
The advertisement opens with a Coach standing in front of a whiteboard talking passionately about the tactics of the game of soccer and encouraging and revving up the team so they can win. There are the sounds of a cheering crowd in the background. As the camera pulls back, it is revealed that the Coach is surrounded by a group of disinterested children, who do not seem to be paying much attention to the Coach’s words of encouragement. The following words then appear: “Coach Allen wastes energy explaining the finer points of the game.”
Dismissed House Goods Services 26/05/2010
October 2003
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336-03 Austereo Pty Ltd
Austereo - Triple M - 'Freq Club' - man in leather, pretending to be donkey, being whipped by woman in lingerie.
Dismissed Media 14/10/2003
May 2004
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109-04 Midland Brick
Midland Brick - man building retaining wall smothers himself in mulch to make it look like he's been working hard
Dismissed 11/05/2004
November 2007
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342-07 Suzuki Australia Pty Limited
Suzuki - SX4 - Surveillance - investigaters in car following another vehicle, which keep changes its appearance into hatch, then AWD and then a rally car spinning on a wet road
Dismissed 13/11/2007
346-07 Global Shop Direct
Global Shop Direct - Leg Magic - women using exercise equipment
Dismissed Retail 13/11/2007
May 2005
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111-05 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon BA II 6IX - shows theme for number 6, indicates it's a 6 speed vehicle. Door number flips from 9 to 6. It's 6.00pm on driver's watch; CDtrack 6 plays in the vehicle; Drives on Highway 6 and road shaped like a 6 to 6 Hills; 'Eye' has 6
Dismissed 10/05/2005
December 2000
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351-00 Berri Ltd
Berri Ltd - Berri Plus - grandmother's shoe laces tied together
Dismissed 12/12/2000
May 2000
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119-00 Herald & Weekly Times Ltd (The)
Herald & Weekly Times - Herald Sun - dart thrown at footballer
Dismissed Media 09/05/2000
November 1999
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354-99 Defense Shield
Defense Shield
Dismissed 09/11/1999
June 2004
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124-04 Queensland Small Business
Queensland IT - come for bloody good deal
Dismissed 08/06/2004
May 2007
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127-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - China - children digging hole in sand at beach to get thru to a McDonald's in China
Dismissed 08/05/2007
June 2001
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130-01 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - girl germs
Dismissed 14/06/2001
April 1998
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37-98 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Explorer 4WD - baby
Dismissed 14/04/1998
October 2008
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373-08 Zobel Loans
Zobel Loans - woman vacuuming "Finally I have my own house that I can lovingly prepare for my husband's arrival home from work. Now to get myself ready..."
Dismissed Finance/Investment 08/10/2008
June 2010
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0256-10 NRMA Ltd
Brisbane Broncos are shown working in an NRMA Call Centre, performing different office tasks. The advertisement begins with the Broncos at a staff meeting, then shows one of the Broncos answering a phonecall, another pushing a tea trolley and another pushing a vending machine until chocolate falls out. The ad ends with the Broncos in the the lift and a voiceover states "Lowest Price Car Insurance or we'll beat it by 10%"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Insurance 22/06/2010
July 2002
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139-02 Carter Holt Harvey Tissue Aust Pty Ltd
Carter Holt Harvey - Sorbent - man getting comfortable puts head on gitl's shoulder, then her breast - "Nothing else feels soft anymore"
Dismissed Toiletries 09/07/2002
August 2009
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380-09 Epiclinic
Epiclinic (380/09) - women walking around with paper bags on heads 'lose the bag'
Dismissed Health Products 26/08/2009
November 2003
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386-03 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC - fountain breaks and water sprays everywhere.
Dismissed 11/11/2003

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