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October 1998
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
190-98 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - women in office
Dismissed 13/10/1998
146-98 Berri Ltd
Berri Ltd - swearing
Dismissed 13/10/1998
February 2004
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20-04 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - teenagers surfing on photocopiers, BMX bike off pier and other sthrowing objects at each other
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 17/02/2004
January 2010
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598-09 Albury Hobby Centre
Albury Hobby Centre - TV 598/09. Suggestive comments made about Santa
Dismissed 20/01/2010
August 2005
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202-05 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - Pathfinder - "what is a modern family?" - man is shown being forced out of car
Dismissed 09/08/2005
November 2011
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0433-11 Victorian Fitness Academy
Radio advertisement for Victorian Fitness Academy "Best of Summer" Promotion which features the phrase "an F load of options".
Dismissed Radio 23/11/2011
February 2000
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7-00 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Dare - different holidays for maritally troubled couple
Dismissed 08/02/2000
November 2010
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0449-10 Pole Princess
Image on the left hand side of the flyer shows a woman upside down holding a pole. She is wearing a purple leotard and high heeled Perspex shoes. She is holding the pole with both hands and has one leg bent and the other stretched out at 90 degrees to the pole. In the right hand corner of the flyer is a shadow image of a female on a pole, again upside down. This image is in black and behind it is a circle of light (white in the centre, yellow surrounding it). The text makes up most of the advertisement and reads, "Pole Princess. Bring this flyer and get a free class.
Dismissed Mail 10/11/2010
January 2008
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8-08 Chris & Marie's Plant Farms
Chris & Marie's Plant Farms - Chris sitting naked in nursery saying he's not gay but would like to be gay
Dismissed 16/01/2008
July 2008
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226-08 Advertising Advantage
Advertising Advantage - men discussing advertising methods
Dismissed 09/07/2008
May 2004
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88-04 Lance Dixon Ferrari
Lance Dixon Ferrari - "No Asian imports"
Dismissed Print 11/05/2004
September 2005
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235-05 BRP Australia Pty Ltd
BRP - Evinrude - man punches, butts and kicks groin of another man in violent & aggressive manner
Dismissed 13/09/2005
September 2004
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244-04 Holden Ltd
Holden - Storm Ute - visual of a tornado and dark clouds at a railway crossing. A red Storm Ute pulls up to a halt on the road. The voiceover describes it as a Limited Edition Storm
Dismissed 14/09/2004
October 2001
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253-01 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Courier - hotel towed to brewery truck
Dismissed 09/10/2001
August 2003
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256-03 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Corolla Sportivo - (TV) - car travelling fast along narrow winding road - driver displays aggessive speeding behaviour-headlocks old man when introduced
Dismissed 12/08/2003
August 1999
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261-99 McCormick Foods Aust Pty Ltd
McCormick Foods - Keen's - "Barbecue"
Dismissed Print 10/08/1999
November 2001
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265-01 Pacific Access Pty Ltd
Pacific Access - www.yellowpages.com.au - 'Visit 40 pubs in your lunch hour.'
Dismissed Print 13/11/2001
November 2002
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274-02 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore - baby in a stroller being wheeled by mother,around corners sharply - then shows young man driving car "You always had a thing for corners"
Dismissed 12/11/2002
October 2005
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277-05 Sanitarium Health Food Company
Sanitarium - Up and Go - young man drinking product in electrical store, collects many fans, places flow of air upwards to create enough fanned air to keep him afloat when he jumps off desk
Dismissed 11/10/2005
February 2002
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28-02 KIA Automotive Australia
KIA - Rio - wind machine blows woman off-screen - 'What else do you need?'
Dismissed 12/02/2002
34-02 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - CRV - Rural 4WD - woman "L" driver swerves into bush to avoid tortoise
Dismissed 12/02/2002
July 2009
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288-09 Hasbro Australia Ltd
Hasbro Australlia Ltd (288/09) TV Baby alive doll receives medicine from spoon and up nose
Dismissed 08/07/2009
May 2005
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106-05 Sports Truth
Sports Truth - Woman in a G-String and a vest
Dismissed Outdoor 10/05/2005
August 2006
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290-06 Subway Sandwiches & Salads
Subway - Souvlaki - new arrivals to Australia leaving ship with loads of food items intimating they must have had a Subway on board.
Dismissed 08/08/2006
May 2003
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109-03 Guests Furniture
Guests Furniture - woman hits man with handbag.
Dismissed 13/05/2003
February 2005
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3-05 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Pecking Order - young man arriving for work experience is given list of lunches for large office
Dismissed 08/02/2005
17-05 Taubmans Pty Ltd
Taubmans - TV - Silk Teflon paint - image of baby's bottom with music and Tom Jones' song "Sex Bomb" changed to "teflon teflon…"
Dismissed 08/02/2005
364-04 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Colt - revving sound of motor, child says "The light's turned green - Bingo" - radio ad
Dismissed Radio 08/02/2005
372-04 Summit Holden
Summit Holden - "Cheeky Deals on Astra" - girl in red bikini bottom show from rear, getting into car
Dismissed Print 08/02/2005
May 2008
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117-08 Brydens Compensation Lawyers
Brydens Compensation Lawyers - Radio -"Butcher of Bega" term used to describe ex-Dr Graham Reeves
Dismissed Radio 19/05/2008
143-08 Carpet Court
Carpet Court - court jester's head on chopping block - hat falls off instead of head
Dismissed 19/05/2008
December 2001
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301-01 Streets Ice Cream
Unilever - Streets - Magnum - Strawberry Blonde Magnum Cone - naked woman licks pixelled cone
Dismissed Outdoor 11/12/2001
314-01 Carter Holt Harvey Tissue Aust Pty Ltd
Carter Holt Harvey - Sorbent Extra Thick - boy locks himself in loo
Dismissed 11/12/2001
December 2002
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305-02 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - Bravo - man leaves dog behind and drives off in Bravo.
Dismissed Radio 10/12/2002
September 2007
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308-07 Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd
Kosciusko Thredbo - men chatting at bar, another approaches to join them, but they sign "Sorry we are deaf". When he leaves they continue chatting in English
Dismissed 11/09/2007
February 1999
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310-98 Holden Ltd
Holden - Astra - "You Sexy Thing"
Dismissed 09/02/1999
September 1998
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131-98 Australian Milk Marketing
Australian Milk Marketing - playing football with milk carton
Dismissed 08/09/1998
November 2005
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317-05 Valcorp Fine Foods Pty Ltd
Valcorp - Dilmah Tea - Ceylonese picking tea leaves then serving white people with the tea in an elegant setting
Dismissed 08/11/2005
February 2009
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32-09 Planbuild
Planbuild - Billboard of naked woman wearing a tool belt and holding a saw across her chest
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Outdoor 11/02/2009
June 2004
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140-04 Goodman Fielder Baking Australia
Goodman Fielder - Meadowlea White Wings choc-chip cookies - 2 kids brought to hospital emergency with hands stuck in jar - pokes tongue out at older patient
Dismissed 08/06/2004
July 2001
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152-01 Konica Australia Pty Ltd
Konica Australia - attractive female office worker describes photocopier to male colleagues
Dismissed 10/07/2001
July 2002
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155-02 Sanyo Australia Pty Ltd
Sanyo Australia - man seemingly watching lawn bowls falling asleep, then we see he's watching it at home on big screen TV
Dismissed 09/07/2002
September 2006
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346-06 Buzzbee Toys
Buzzbee Toys - Tommy 20 - real boy in animated environment is introduced to a toy repeating automatic gun which fires soft missiles
Dismissed 12/09/2006
November 2007
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353-07 Holden Ltd
Holden - Hummer (Internet) - front grille of Hummer and words "now get lost"
Dismissed Internet 13/11/2007
June 2000
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167-00 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Continental - Cup-A-Soup - Lots-A-Pasta - "Eat. Revive. Make it to 5"
Dismissed 13/06/2000
July 2004
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172-04 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Lancer ES - Adam & Eve - naked people wearing fig leaves
Dismissed 13/07/2004
February 2006
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38-06 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Lexus IS250 - black car with wheels splashing water under a diver on springboard and two black bulls to left and right. Diver and bulls merge into car and car drives through water towards camera and stops.
Dismissed 14/02/2006
384-05 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - young mother with bowl of healthy salad, but daughter has only a small pack of fries
Dismissed 14/02/2006
October 2008
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399-08 Big Mobile Pty Ltd
Big Mobile - Mobilepussy - women fondling themselves, rubbing each other, grabbing breasts and vaginas
Dismissed 08/10/2008
December 2003
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413-03 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Streets - Magnum Adulterberry ' 'Give in to it'.
Dismissed Outdoor 09/12/2003

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