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June 2009
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236-09 Ultra Company
Ultra company (236/09) mobile phone 'Death Calculator' TV
Dismissed 10/06/2009
July 2004
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133-04 Sony Australia Pty Ltd
Sony - Wag campaign - black actors have prosthetic tails indicating bestial or sub-human traits - white actors have no tails
Dismissed 13/07/2004
October 2001
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242-01 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Oak - workmen ogle female joggers
Dismissed 09/10/2001
June 2004
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139-04 Grange Antiques
Grange Antiques - naked female holding picture frame
Dismissed Print 08/06/2004
April 1999
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97-99 Tyrepower
Tyrepower - photo of black woman
Dismissed Print 13/04/1999
July 2008
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245-08 GATS Counselling
GATS Counselling - image of IV needle in arm
Dismissed Print 09/07/2008
September 2000
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249-00 Burger King Aust Pty Ltd
Burger King - Wally Lewis
Dismissed 05/09/2000
June 2001
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148-01 National Rugby League Ltd
NRL - Series of 3 State of Origin ads, and one in which man drives car door against Maroons (Qld) vehicle
Dismissed 12/06/2001
May 2006
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153-06 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Focus - Jackie O carries a fish in her car without spilling a drop of water, until she getst home and is distracted to see Andrew G driving past - she accidentally tilts the fish bowl and the fish goes down a drain
Dismissed 09/05/2006
October 2004
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263-04 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore SV6 - print - no holding back
Dismissed Print 12/10/2004
December 1998
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266-98 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - 'You'll be mad if you miss it- No. 2
Dismissed 08/12/1998
February 2002
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27-02 KIA Automotive Australia
KIA - Sportage/Spectra/Rio - 'No deposit and no repayments' - woman's head covered by placard - 'What else do you need?'
Dismissed 12/02/2002
June 2007
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170-07 Mammoth Storage
Mammoth Storage - "Can't fit it all in?" - woman's bra-covered breasts shown
Dismissed Print 12/06/2007
173-07 Yum Restaurants International
Yum - KFC - Hot 'n' Spicy Fillets - basketball - man eating chicken at basketball courts and when asked "What's it like?" one claps his hands to the other's face with a loud thwack
Dismissed 12/06/2007
September 2007
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278-07 Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd
Kosciusko Thredbo - man tied to fence while girlfriend shoots tennis balls at him - one hits him in the testes
Dismissed 11/09/2007
August 2006
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283-06 CCH Publishers
CCH Publishers - Mid Year Books Order form - four 40 - 50 year old Caucasian males shown as representative of legal profession
Dismissed Print 08/08/2006
November 2001
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292-01 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Celica- 'Hold on tight' - car in centre of road
Dismissed Outdoor 13/11/2001
December 2004
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321-04 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Streets - Paddle Pop - hyena sitting with lion breaks wind then laughs, before lion grabs him and starts alpine ski race
Dismissed 07/12/2004
324-04 Jaguar Australia
Jaguar - Steve McQueen - "he jumped fences on his motorcycle and starlets in his Jag"
Dismissed Print 07/12/2004
344-04 Lance Dixon Ferrari
Lance Dixon - Bentley Continental GT - "top speed 318km"
Dismissed Print 07/12/2004
February 2003
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330-02 Peugeot Automobiles Australia
Peugeot 206 - Indian man continually crashes car, gets elephant to sit on it, blowtorches it, to remodel it to look like the Peugeot 206 he's seen in the print ad
Dismissed 11/02/2003
December 2001
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334-01 Ricegrowers' Co-operative Ltd Inc NSW
Ricegrowers' Co-op - SunRice - 2 ads - Tortilla Sensations Red Chilli (eye drops) and Flamin' BBQ (coal on buttocks)
Dismissed Outdoor 11/12/2001
December 2000
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338-00 LG Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
LG Electronics - Jet Cooling Air Conditioner - young boys watching woman undress thru window - she puts on aircon which fogs up windows
Dismissed 12/12/2000
October 2007
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340-07 Melbourne Racing Club
Melbourne Racing Club - Print - children reading form guide "As it turns out Saturdays are for doing homework"
Dismissed Print 09/10/2007
October 2003
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355-03 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Volkswagen - Touareg - vehicle becomes airborne.
Dismissed 14/10/2003
October 2012
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0403-12 BCF
Two men are fishing with a bait/tackle box between them. They both reach for the bait at the same time and touch hands.
Dismissed TV - Pay 24/10/2012
February 2001
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362-00 Hoolihan's Lawyers
Hoolihan's Lawyers - Not Guilty
Dismissed 13/02/2001
381-00 None
NetRegistry - 'We've Got You Covered' - Condom
Dismissed Print 13/02/2001
22-01 Nestle Ice Cream
Nestle - Peters Drumstick Gold/Drumstick Gold - Lemon Cheesecake Flavour
Dismissed 13/02/2001
February 2006
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40-06 Titan Enterprises (Qld) Pty Ltd
Titan Enterprises - man driving 1961 Thunderbird with father lounging in back seat - appears as if neither wears a seatbelt - son shows Dad snake collection
Dismissed 14/02/2006
November 2008
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418-08 Ocean Blue Fitness
Ocean Blue Fitness - billboard with photo of four bottoms (waist to ankle) in underwear
Dismissed Outdoor 12/11/2008
December 2003
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423-03 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - Patrol 4WD Wagon - free alloy bullbar, lights and towbar - lights protrude beyond bullbar.
Dismissed 09/12/2003
February 2007
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44-07 Genesis Fitness
Genesis Fitness - Fat Arse Fighters Club - get rid of the "fat arse"
Dismissed Radio 13/02/2007
2-07 Dean's Tackle & Outdoors
Dean's Tackle & Outdoors - Bait Pump - man puts pump to his ear while another pulls back the plunger
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 13/02/2007
October 2009
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456-09 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - (456/09)Radio (end to your suffering)nasal delivery technique
Dismissed Radio 14/10/2009
464-09 BConfidential
BConfidential - 464/09 - black and pink sign with woman on left hand side and words 'tell your wife that your be home late"
Dismissed Outdoor 14/10/2009
December 2008
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483-08 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - BT-50 Ute - ute honks horn - unlawful use of horn
Dismissed 17/12/2008
527-08 Loverlays Intimate Adult Furniture
Loverlays Intimate Adult Furniture - clothed actors simulate sexual positions
Dismissed TV - Pay 17/12/2008
March 2003
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51-03 B & B Heating Centre Tasmania
B & B Heating - girl in bikini.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
January 2007
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519-06 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - Star performance - man with back to camera legs apart, wearing no shirt and pants zipper/belt can be seen to be undone. Woman is between his legs looking at genital region
Dismissed Outdoor 16/01/2007
July 2000
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190-00 Sleevemasters Tattoo Studio
Sleevemasters Tattoo Studio - sketch of arrow through female body
Dismissed Print 11/07/2000
December 2009
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590-09 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser (Mortein)590/09. Automatic Spray shows insects laying about bloated after feeding on scraps of food.
Dismissed 09/12/2009
February 1998
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1-98 Cable Ski World
Cable Ski World - female in bikini
Dismissed Outdoor 10/02/1998
July 1999
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204-99 Kraft Foods Ltd
Kraft Foods - Cheese Spread - "4 girls playing at a table"
Dismissed 13/07/1999
April 2005
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69-05 A & R Removals
A & R Removals - depicts church revival service
Dismissed 12/04/2005
April 2008
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110-08 Puratap Pty Ltd
Puratap - "This man didn't install a Puratap so we hit him over the head with one" and clunking sound is heard, while continually hitting man as he cries out in pain
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Radio 09/04/2008
September 2002
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217-02 Maxine's Restaurant
Maxine's Restaurant - woman wearing leotard with long tail; pushing up breasts.
Dismissed Outdoor 10/09/2002
August 1998
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113-98 Continental Basketball Association
Continental Basketball Association - Toowoomba Mountaineers
Dismissed 11/08/1998
April 2004
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74-04 Ferrero Australia Pty Ltd (Ferrero Rocher)
Ferrero Rocher - Kinder Surprise - child wins ticket to enter TV and be inside computer games
Dismissed 13/04/2004
September 2004
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222-04 S C Johnson & Son Pty Ltd
SC Johnson - Glade Clean & Pure - woman trying to convince husband that Glade is superior product by harrassing him
Dismissed 14/09/2004

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