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February 1999
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36-99 Pizza Haven
Pizza Haven - "Man leaving for work"
Dismissed 09/02/1999
February 2001
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376-00 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore - Mark Skaife talking about control provided by anti-lock braking system.
Dismissed 13/02/2001
March 2005
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38-05 Mercedes-Benz Aust/Pacific P/L
DaimlerChrysler - Mercedes Benz - "We should be born old and and then we would have more " portrays a sex scene with a man and woman in bed
Dismissed 08/03/2005
November 2003
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389-03 LG Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
LG Electronics - Flatron LCD computer monitor - 'Thin is beautiful'.
Dismissed Print 11/11/2003
December 2007
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424-07 Jamba! GmbH
Jamba - Rude Fun Ringtones - "pick up the f***ing phone"; "your mother is fat" etc
Dismissed 11/12/2007
February 2006
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43-06 Aquaflo
Aquaflo - Aquababe - young woman in bikini top & shorts demonstrates water refill station
Dismissed 14/02/2006
October 2009
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458-09 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - (458/09) Radio - not created equal
Dismissed Radio 14/10/2009
January 2010
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01-10 Cabots Australia
Cabot's TVC 01/10 - Woman in advertisement refers to "boys and their decks"
Dismissed 20/01/2010
December 2006
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486-06 Big Kart Track
Big Kart Track - "Every K is a thriller" - large green image of a speedometer highlighting 20 - 60kph with cartoon-style racing car and driver backed with chequered flags on orange background
Dismissed Outdoor 12/12/2006
June 2007
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179-07 Ateco Automotive Pty Limited
Ateco - Alfa Romeo - "When did anyone ever call a German passionate?"
Dismissed Print 12/06/2007
August 2002
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182-02 Kraft Foods Ltd
Kraft Foods - Toblerone - two ads - 'What?' - man / woman with cheeks pushed out by chocolate in mouth.
Dismissed Outdoor 12/08/2002
March 2001
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53-01 Mr Mark Neville
Mr Mark Neville, Independent, Policital ad, aboriginals
Dismissed 13/03/2001
March 2000
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54-00 Andy Arvanitis Mechanical Repairs
Andy Arvanitis Mechanical Repairs - lingerie
Dismissed Cinema 14/03/2000
April 2005
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55-05 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - train drivers shown as incompetent in face of emergency - McDonald's crew "save the day"
Dismissed 12/04/2005
58-05 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline - Ribena - small boy underwater in animated ocean a la Nemo - no floaties/snorkel
Dismissed 12/04/2005
February 2002
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20-02 AWB Photo & Film Company
AWB Photo & Film - 'Shoot your kids for Christmas'
Dismissed Print 12/02/2002
3-02 Australian Laser Clinic Pty Ltd The
Australian Laser Clinic - woman in bra embracing man with hairy back, with expression of displeasure; "after" shots of her smiling when man has hairless back
Dismissed Print 12/02/2002
August 2005
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205-05 H J Heinz Co Australia Ltd
H J Heinz - Big & Chunky Soup - woman in bed tries to initiate sex with her male partner
Dismissed 09/08/2005
June 2006
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208-06 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Prado - Ice Sculpture - car made of ice shown sliding out of control in normal driving conditions, compared with Prado
Dismissed 13/06/2006
November 1998
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210-98 Nestle Confectionery
Nestle - Maxibon - "Lifesaver and woman"
Dismissed Cinema 10/11/1998
March 1999
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69-99 Irena Morgenstern Skin Management
Irena Morgenstern - man and woman
Dismissed Print 09/03/1999
September 2004
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232-04 Sunrice
Sunrice - Rice Creations - delivery man adopting foreign accent according to variety of meals he's delivering - has mobile phones flag-coordinated to each country
Dismissed 14/09/2004
235-04 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore Alloytec V6 - test engine being revved in laboratory scenario
Dismissed 14/09/2004
April 2003
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88-03 Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Footballl Club - woman discards clothes at front door.
Dismissed 08/04/2003
April 2009
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90-09 Zig Zag Advertising
Zig Zag - Winning bid online auction TV ad. Girlfriend destroys gifts from boyfriend because they were inexpensive.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 08/04/2009
131-09 IAG Insurance
IAG(131/09) SCIC car insurance discount for women drivers
Dismissed Outdoor 08/04/2009
May 2004
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93-04 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC Meteors - video game - motorbike riders violating road rules
Dismissed 11/05/2004
96-04 Mattel Pty Ltd
Mattel - My Scene - Jammin' in Jamaica-scantily dressed dolls at pool party, fake bar and sipping drinks, attracting attention of male dolls
Dismissed 11/05/2004
106-04 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Anzac Day - old digger with comrades gradually vanishing
Dismissed 11/05/2004
August 2003
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244-03 Nestle Ice Cream
Nestle - Peters Entice - women fighting over ice cream.
Dismissed 12/08/2003
259-03 O'Brien Glass Industries Ltd
O'Brien Glass - Clarksons - child reports glass breakage.
Dismissed Radio 12/08/2003
May 2005
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99-05 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Hilux 4WD - 'Get in or get out of the way' (TV) utility being driven in an underground carpark then suburbs and finally a rural setting. Vehicles fly out of the way and fence posts are uprooted.
Dismissed 10/05/2005
114-05 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery - shows the vehicle speeding, making sudden turns and a 4 wheel drift
Dismissed 10/05/2005
September 2000
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253-00 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - Pizza Hut - Big New Yorker Pizza
Dismissed 05/09/2000
265-00 Picton Group The
Picton Group - Emerje Cosmetic and Laser Clinic - nude woman
Dismissed Print 05/09/2000
April 2007
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102-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Tick Meals - Human Burger - people climbing on top of each other to build human burger
Dismissed 10/04/2007
June 2009
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268-09 BMW Group Australia Ltd
BMW (Z4)268/09 - TV ad showing car being driven recklessly.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 10/06/2009
March 1998
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12-98 Conference of Australian Milk Authorities
Conference of Australian Milk Authorities - milkman
Dismissed 10/03/1998
August 2008
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288-08 Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Ltd
Hyundai - Santa Fe - Kostya Tszyu & kids driving in boxing gloves
Dismissed 13/08/2008
October 2005
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290-05 Ateco Automotive Pty Limited
Ateco - Alfa Romeo 156 JTS - Italians stereotyped by image of woman throwing plate of spaghetti and holding fingers in traditional Italian body language
Dismissed Print 11/10/2005
May 2003
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140-03 Nestle Australia Ltd
Nestle - Lean Cuisine - work colleagues talking about lunch.
Dismissed 13/05/2003
May 2008
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146-08 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - Quick Willy - cowboy called Willy "shoots off too quick"
Dismissed Radio 19/05/2008
May 2007
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149-07 Discount City Carpets
Discount City Carpets - "get laid" free
Dismissed 08/05/2007
July 2001
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155-01 Novartis Consumer Health A/asia Pty Ltd
Novartis Consumer Health - Jarrah Café Latte - transvestite
Dismissed 10/07/2001
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
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
October 1999
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323-99 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Nutri Grain - Iron Man Food' - man exercising in horror/fantasy setting
Dismissed 12/10/1999
December 2005
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337-05 Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited
Inghams - Selections - Mother dyes son's football jersey and Dad's shirt pink then serves them checken and voiceover says "Ingham's makes any Mum a great Mum"
Dismissed 13/12/2005
November 2007
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361-07 Rivers (Aust) Pty Ltd
Rivers - "What's got Helen screaming? Could it be that we asked her to pull her pants down?"
Dismissed Print 13/11/2007

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