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January 2008
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448-07 BSR Group
BSR Group - Betta Electrical - baby Jesus throwing gifts back at the wise men
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 16/01/2008
March 1998
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15-98 Lexus Australia
Lexus Australia - "Don't worry Your Majesty."
Dismissed Print 10/03/1998
March 2007
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47-07 AGL Energy Ltd
AGL - set your fridge between 3-5 degrees to save energy
Dismissed 13/03/2007
December 2008
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505-08 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Kluger - Internet ad with silhouette of children fighting in back seat of car - shows a slap
Dismissed Internet 10/12/2008
513-08 Yum Restaurants International
Yum Restaurants - Pizza Hut - three youths in car mucking around and distracting driver
Dismissed 10/12/2008
July 2001
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168-01 RACQ
RACQ - (1) Dad imitates son's driving (2)wife car breaks down (3)boat accident (4) topiary tree (5) doorbell sounds like car horn (6) backseat behaviour by sons (7) mature couple(8) chihauhau with vet bucket on head
Dismissed 10/07/2001
February 1999
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18-99 Toy & Hobby Agencies Pty Ltd
Toy & Hobby Agencies - "Little girl playing with doll"
Dismissed 09/02/1999
July 2002
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170-02 Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
Meat & Livestock - deaf child eating lamb cutlet signs "I love eating lamb chops because I can use my hands"
Dismissed 09/07/2002
173-02 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery ES & SE - DVD player included as bonus.
Dismissed 09/07/2002
January 2007
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522-06 Decks By Design
Decks By Design - naked man (Steve Irwin lookalike) standing on a deck holding a large power drill in front of his genitals with the text "Is your deck too small?"
Dismissed Print 16/01/2007
July 2007
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189-07 Bob Jane Corporation
Bob Jane - two women leaning seductively over car as man asks another "are they yours where did you pick them up?" - girls then realise they're discussing the tyres
Dismissed 10/07/2007
June 2006
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195-06 Sunshine Toyota
Sunshine Toyota - late 40s men dressed as rappers with scantily-clad girls
Dismissed 13/06/2006
August 2002
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199-02 Kraft Foods Ltd
Kraft Foods - Toblerone - priest with cheeks bulging from chocolate - caption "What? Share them?'
Dismissed Print 12/08/2002
December 2009
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584-09 Wetdream Watertanks
Wetdream Watertanks Transport 584/09 Images of 2 women in bikinis, dripping wet and in sexual poses.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Transport 09/12/2009
July 2003
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200-03 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Dealer runout - allusions to suicide.
Dismissed 08/07/2003
March 2000
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60-00 Select Kitchens
Select Kitchens - 2 print ads
Dismissed Print 14/03/2000
August 2005
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206-05 H J Heinz Co Australia Ltd
H J Heinz - Baked Beans - young son asks father if he can have male friend for sleepover and father tells son how many ways baked beans can be eaten, son replies "Don't worry, I'm not gay"
Dismissed 09/08/2005
April 2001
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65-01 Ashley & Martin
Ashley & Martin - Amorous couple talking
Dismissed Radio 10/04/2001
July 1998
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72-98 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - burping woman at fridge
Dismissed 14/07/1998
March 2008
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80-08 Castrol Lubricants
Castrol - Magnatec - oil bottle falls out of Adam Gilchrist's ute and bounces over fences of several backyards leering at two young women in bikinis
Dismissed 12/03/2008
March 2010
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83-10 Booty Camp
Booty Camp 83/10 Print ad for outdoor fitness classes for women only.
Dismissed Print 10/03/2010
April 2005
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89-05 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - Mazda 3 SP23 - "twins met in Sydney" - two vehicles driving alongside across road, anround bends and straight. Disclaimer "Closed course. Professional driver."
Dismissed 12/04/2005
August 2007
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237-07 Peppers Retreats & Resorts
Peppers - couple perched on cliff top overlooking Blue Mountains
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Print 14/08/2007
April 2007
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92-07 National Australia Bank Ltd
National Australia Bank/AFL - Auskick - recruiting only young boys to play Auskick - not girls
Dismissed 10/04/2007
98-07 Invocare
Invocare - White Lady Funerals - "A woman's understanding"
Dismissed Outdoor 10/04/2007
May 2004
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95-04 Funtastic Limited
Funtastic - MGA Entertainment - Bratz dolls - "Don't theorise. Accessorise".
Dismissed 11/05/2004
August 1999
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242-99 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore SS Series II - vehicle being driven at speed, including repeatedly crossing centre line.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 10/08/1999
August 2003
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246-03 Holden Ltd
Holden - Caprice - fog lights illuminated during day - James Bond theme.
Dismissed 12/08/2003
November 2002
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258-02 KIA Automotive Australia
KIA - Pregio - image of vehicle 'New to country, will work hard for less'.
Dismissed Print 12/11/2002
December 1998
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272-98 None
Ateco - Alfa Romeo as seen from a Porsche
Dismissed 08/12/1998
August 2006
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276-06 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Kluger - supercharged revving vehicle tearing the road surfaces in a city location.- pedestrians, a train and motorcyle/cars move backwards
Dismissed 08/08/2006
December 2002
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279-02 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Pajero 4WD - speeding across gravel roads "Spirited cars for spirited people"
Dismissed 10/12/2002
September 2003
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281-03 Sara Lee Household and Body Care (Aust.) Pty Ltd
Sara Lee - Ambi Pur - Woman mistakes air freshener in car for perfume - 'bitch'.
Dismissed Radio 09/09/2003
November 2004
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284-04 Beaumont Bathrooms
Beaumont Bathrooms - young child climbing into bath with one leg up on the edge
Dismissed 09/11/2004
February 2007
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29-07 Reece Pty Ltd
Reece - glamorous woman comes out of shower and slips into red evening dress but when she opens the door to her date she's not as slim and speaks with an ocker accent "feel even more beautiful in a Reece bathroom"
Dismissed 13/02/2007
October 2000
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296-00 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - Pulsar - car breaks glass wall
Dismissed 17/10/2000
October 2003
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299-03 Wool Store Insulation
Wool Store Insulation - rear view of naked men running in snow.
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
February 2003
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316-02 Ateco Automotive Pty Limited
Ateco - Alfa Romeo - young woman at board meeting thinking instead of driving car.
Dismissed 11/02/2003
October 1999
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321-99 Gold Coast Motor Events Co
Gold Coast Motor Events (1999 Honda Indy 300)
Dismissed Outdoor 12/10/1999
November 2005
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328-05 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Pepsico - Stuntmen - showground with 3 men lying between 2 ramps drinking Pepsi Max. Presenter says "Release the Beast" and roadroller truck prepares to drive over ramps. Man asks "Are you sure?" Reply "No worries - there's no sugar"
Dismissed 08/11/2005
November 2007
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349-07 Subway Sandwiches & Salads
Subway - couple at drive-thru order blubber double chins, thunder thighs and love handles
Dismissed 13/11/2007
January 2011
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0537-10 Sportscene
The advertisement is a montage of audio-visual footage advertising the pre-Christmas prices of various sporting goods for sale at Sportscene stores at Port Pirie and Port Augusta. The advertisement contains images of Sportscene employees demonstrating various sports equipment that is on sale including a brief scene of an employee throwing a dart at a dart board held by another. The employees shown in the image are clearly adults.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 19/01/2011
August 2009
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362-09 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan 362/09 shows 3 cars on mountain ranges and then on busy intersection
Dismissed 26/08/2009
374-09 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - (374/09) Radio- SMS 'Try' for premature ejaculation problems
Dismissed Radio 26/08/2009
June 2002
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105-02 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery "Jogger" - jogging man stops to drip water from leaf into his mouth "Been anywhere interesting lately?
Dismissed 11/06/2002
May 2001
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108-01 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore SS sedan - speed as an 'escape' for young male driver
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 08/05/2001
October 2008
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391-08 Addbuild Master Builders Pty Ltd
Addbuild - cat - review of 153/02
Dismissed Radio 30/10/2008
April 1999
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119-99 Freeman Home Improvements & Kresta Blinds
Freeman Home Improvements & Kresta Blinds
Dismissed 13/04/1999
June 2001
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122-01 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Flora ProActiv Margarine - man jumping off cliff is in fact bungee jumping
Dismissed 12/06/2001
June 2004
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125-04 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Sustain Select - telemarketer rings, so woman pretends to be answering machine to avoid taking call
Dismissed 08/06/2004

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