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Dismissed
Case number Advertiser Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0088-21 Jack of all Fades
The front of this flyer features an image of a hand in a glove holding a tattoo gun, with text promoting the business. The back of the flyer features the text 'It's not just a haircut, it's an experience. A fresh fade gets you laid..." and an image of a bearded man.
Dismissed Beauty Salon Mail 28/04/2021
0100-21 Optus Communications
This television advertisement features a couple speaking about the mobile service provider. The woman speaks for most of the advertisement and then asks the man to agree with her regarding not requiring other unwanted nonsense in their service. He agrees, but then begins to say that "a little bit of unwanted nonsense now and again wouldn't-". The woman cuts him off by saying "No Ricky". He agrees again and laughs.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0103-21 eHarmony
This television advertisement has four versions featuring various couples.
Dismissed Professional Service TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0052-21 Primo Foods
This television advertisement features children in football uniforms with one girl rapping about the 'stackers' product. She continues rapping in the back of the car with two other children. One of the children is seen to hold a large stack of biscuits, cheese and meat.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0072-21 Primo Foods
This television advertisement is a beach sene with a young girl offering the product to beachgoers as she sings a song. The line “Australia’s favourite bacon” is said in unison by everyone on the beach, while the shot zooms out to depict the crowd of people in the shape of Australia.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0080-21 Entain Group Pty Ltd
The name 'Mike Iceberg appears on a TV screen as his name is announced. A marching band enters the room with people firing confetti cannons and mascots climbing onto desks. A man (Mark Wahlberg) riding a red motorcycle decorated as a horse exclaims "I am here to show you all how to Ladbroke it". An office employee goes to take a drink of water and Mike Iceberg knocks it out of his hand. He then provides examples of how to Ladbroke things.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0081-21 Sportsbet
This television advertisement features a satirical portrayal of cup carrying as though it was an Olympic sport.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0073-21 IAG Insurance
This television advertisement features children discovering that trees have been marked for removal. The children put up signs to raise awareness that the trees are also the koala’s home. The advertisement ends with the trees no longer marked for removal.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0078-21 Reckitt Benckiser
This television advertisement for Finish dishwashing features a comparison between hand washing dishes and dishwashers.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0075-21 SA Police
This television advertisement follows a young man leaving a pub and driving home. On the way he passes a booze bus, a vulnerable road user, an ambulance and a crash site. We hear his self reflective internal monologue as he drives, ending with the realization that he is a 'selfish prick'.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0071-21 WDS
This digital billboard advertisement features images of three women, with their online names and the names of the website.
Dismissed Sex Industry Billboard - Digital 14/04/2021
0070-21 Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd
This Facebook advertisement features an image of a woman lying on her stomach wearing a g-string while a man can be seen biting her exposed buttock.
Dismissed Media Internet - Social - Facebook 14/04/2021
0089-21 Aussie Broadband
There are multiple versions of this television advertisement showing people in their gardens using a hose. The words 'freaking' and 'bloody' are used.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0058-21 Kellogg (Aust.) Pty Ltd
This television advertisement is for Pringles and features a group of friends sitting around a couch.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 24/03/2021
0067-21 Treasury Wines Estates
This TV on demand ad is for squealing pig wines and features a husband and wife having dinner, both played by the same male actor.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - On Demand 24/03/2021
0068-21 PETA Australia
This in-app advertisement features video footage of very young piglets in distress and includes the text "Please...help me.", "I don't want to die here.", "What did they do to her?" and a request for people to donate.
Dismissed Community Awareness App 24/03/2021
0066-21 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement features a woman standing with a man who is presumably her date. The woman sees a friend and goes to introduce her date, however pauses as she has forgotten his name. The woman asks, "Did someone say KFC?" And the two women are then seen eating KFC.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 24/03/2021
0059-21 Binge
This television advertisement features footage from the show 'The Walking Dead'.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 24/03/2021
0060-21 The Walt Disney Company
This television advertisement is promoting the Disney Plus subscription service and features two zombie-like characters.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 24/03/2021
0061-21 Kot Nails
This billboard advertisement features an image of a woman receiving a beauty treatment, a part of a woman's face and hands including her manicured nails, text in english detailing what the business offers and text in Chinese which translates to "If you are not beautiful, how can you have a beautiful life?".
Dismissed Beauty Salon Billboard 24/03/2021
0054-21 Amebae
This Facebook advertisement is advertising Incompetence Insurance.
Dismissed Insurance Internet - Social - Facebook 10/03/2021
0045-21 Bras n Things
This poster advertisement features a brunette woman standing near a tree with pink flowers and wearing black leather-look strappy lingerie - bras, underpants and garter belt.
Dismissed Lingerie Poster 10/03/2021
0051-21 Cotton On Group
This poster advertisement has two versions showing the same lingerie set of a pink bralette and sheer pink underpants.
Dismissed Lingerie Poster 10/03/2021
0057-21 Crown Melbourne Limited
This Instagram advertisement made by Anna Heinrich includes four images of Ms Heinrich and her husband at the hotel, and the text "We can’t wait to get back and treat ourselves to a staycay at Crown Towers Melbourne and Perth – both just received the Forbes 5 Star Rating [clap hands emoji].The only hotel group in Australia to win the award for multiple hotels. CONGRATS! #CrownTowers #CrownHotels #crownpartner".
Dismissed Travel Internet - Social - Instagram 10/03/2021
0053-21 ACMN
This outdoor advertisement for Magic Mike Australian Tour features five images.
Dismissed Entertainment Outdoor 10/03/2021
0047-21 KIA Automotive Australia
This television advertisement features a tennis court, with a large screen being shown and a 3D car being assembled on the court. The car takes on a solid quality when assembled, and both the on-screen car and on-court car perform a burnout.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 10/03/2021
0048-21 KIA Automotive Australia
This television advertisement depicts a vehicle being driven at night, in the rain, on a racetrack.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 10/03/2021
0050-21 Specsavers
This television advertisement depicts people plying beach volleyball, and it shows a player jumping up and hitting a live bird, thinking it was the ball.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 10/03/2021
0041-21 Expedia Group
This television advertisement depicts a swimming pool outside a house that is not fenced. Following scenes show a family (adults and children) indoors, before the go outside past the pool to the beach.
Dismissed Tourist Attractions TV - Free to Air 10/03/2021
0035-21 Schnithouse Hilton
This advertisement is a listing on a menu in store. It features an image of food and a beer, and text promoting a Man vs Schnitzel challenge.
Dismissed Alcohol Print 24/02/2021
0039-21 Vacay Seltzer
This Instagram advertisement features a man dressed in patterned shorts and a shirt, pictured mid-jump into the ocean. He is almost horizontal to the water and holding a can of drink to his lips.
Dismissed Alcohol Internet - Social - Instagram 24/02/2021
0040-21 G-Star RAW
This window poster advertisement features an image of a woman from behind. She is wearing jeans and the advertisement shows her from mid-thigh to mid-back. The text 'Hardcore denim' is superimposed over the image.
Dismissed Clothing Poster 24/02/2021
0033-21 Hanes Brands Inc
This Facebook adertisement features 5 smaller cropped images of four babies and a dog making excited, surprised or sad expressions. In the centre read’s ‘BONDS, Entries Open, Every Baby Baby Search’. The post text states "Enter a pic in one of the 21 new ‘not-so-cutesy’ categories. Over 50k in prizes."
Dismissed Clothing Internet - Social - Facebook 24/02/2021
0031-21 Club Vixen
This advertisement features an image of a woman in lingerie leaning against a wardrobe.
Dismissed Sex Industry Poster 24/02/2021
0028-21 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement depicts a woman dancing in her living room when she is interrupted by her daugher, daughter's friends and her husband.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 24/02/2021
0032-21 Station Innovation
This television advertisement features a man on a cattle property installing the product. A voice over speaks about the benefits of the product.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 24/02/2021
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued
Case number Advertiser Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0076-21 Sportsbet
This Pay Tv advertisement features animated images promoting wagering on the NRL.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling TV - Pay 14/04/2021
0077-21 Sportsbet
There are two versions of this television advertisement featuring animated images promoting wagering on the NRL and AFL.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0065-21 Dough Store
This Instagram advertisement appeared on the @rozalia_russian Instagram account and features two images of a pair of shoes being worn. The caption states, "Jordan 1 Quilt Low @doughstore_"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet - Social - Instagram 14/04/2021
0069-21 With Jean
This website advertisement features an image of a woman wearing a white top and patterned pants sitting on the floor. Behind her are black and white images of Pamela Anderson topless.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet 24/03/2021
0055-21 Runaway The Label
This Instagram advertisement made by Anna Heinrich includes an image of Ms Heinrich in a green dress, and the text "Turning my apartment into a Runway [green heart emoji] Then back to my PJs I go! Wearing: @runawaythelabel".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet - Social - Instagram 10/03/2021
0043-21 Volvo Car Australia
This TV On Demand advertisement features various scenes of parents taking care of children, running around after them etc. The advertisement then shows a woman driving a car. She looks tired and seems to begin to fall asleep. The car is shown to edge towards the oncoming lane. The vehicle engages Lane Keeping Aid and automatically corrects itself back into her lane, avoiding an oncoming truck. The woman wakes up. Text on screen states "The car that looks after you, like you look after others".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - On Demand 10/03/2021
0044-21 Volvo Car Australia
This television advertisement features various scenes of parents taking care of children, running around after them etc. The advertisement then shows a woman driving a car. She looks tired and seems to begin to fall asleep. The car is shown to edge towards the oncoming lane. The vehicle engages Lane Keeping Aid and automatically corrects itself back into her lane, avoiding an oncoming truck. The woman wakes up. Text on screen states "The car that looks after you, like you look after others".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 10/03/2021
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued
Case number Advertiser Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0074-21 Wicked Campers
This campervan with Tasmanian registration J45KC features an image on the side of the van of a cartoon style Kermit the Frog smoking what appears to be a rolled cannabis cigarette. Text alongside the image states "roll roll roll your joint, pass it down the line, take a toke, inhale the smoke and blow your fuckin' mind!". Text on the rear of the van states ""All things must pass.""-George Harrison".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Vehicle Transport 14/04/2021
0062-21 Suit Supply
This email advertisement features multiple images, including: - an image of a male and female kissing with their tongues visible. In the background parts of other people kissing, embracing and touching each other can be seen. Text over the image states, "The new normal. Get Ready." - An image of a man and woman, the woman is standing with her face close to the male's face, with her head turned and her tongue out with saliva dripping down the man's chin. - An image of a reclining couple kissing, they appear to be lying with other people in underwear.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Clothing Email 24/03/2021
0063-21 Tom Ford Beauty
This Instagram advertisement appeared on the @rozalia_russian Instagram account and features the woman's hand holding up a bottle of the advertiser's product. The caption states "summer in a bottle @tomfordbeauty".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet - Social - Instagram 24/03/2021
0037-21 Honey Birdette
This poster advertisement features two images of a woman in pink lingerie. Image 1 shows her sitting atop a car with her legs apart, and Image 2 shows her standing, leaning against the car.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Poster 10/03/2021
0049-21 Honey Birdette
This poster advertisement has six versions featuring lingerie in the style 'Madison'. The women in all versions of the advertisement are wearing red lace/sheer lingerie and are posed with motorcycles.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Poster 10/03/2021
0056-21 South East Auto Sales
Facebook page for Southeast Auto Sales featuring an image of young woman (sales rep) and an older man and woman (customers). Text states "Great way to wrap up a big week. Beautiful #Landcruiser Prado off to its new home. All your finance needs arranged onsite. DM Enquiries". User comments on the image included sexual references.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Automotive Internet - Social - Facebook 10/03/2021
0034-21 Rollic Games
This in app advertisement features a video of a man looking as though he is about to hit a woman with a chair. He then gets distracted by what the woman has on her phone. Footage of the game is then shown.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Entertainment App 24/02/2021

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