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Case number Advertiser Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
0369-20 Coca-Cola South Pacific
This radio advertisement features a person asking 'anything else for you today?' and a bell sounds. Another person responds, "Yeah… maybe something frosty, like taking an ice bath inside a giant walk-in refrigerator while being fanned by a polar bear holding giant palm leaves, but with a splash of lemon-lime." The first person states "Wanna Sprite?"
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Radio 16/12/2020
0369-20 Coca-Cola South Pacific
This radio advertisement features a person asking 'anything else for you today?' and a bell sounds. Another person responds, "Yeah… maybe something frosty, like taking an ice bath inside a giant walk-in refrigerator while being fanned by a polar bear holding giant palm leaves, but with a splash of lemon-lime." The first person states "Wanna Sprite?"
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Radio 16/12/2020
0378-20 Coles
This television advertisement features Curtis Stone advertising Christmas pork meals. It features him holding a roast pork, carving a roast pork and images of people celebrating Christmas. There is also vision of farms and farmers.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0378-20 Coles
This television advertisement features Curtis Stone advertising Christmas pork meals. It features him holding a roast pork, carving a roast pork and images of people celebrating Christmas. There is also vision of farms and farmers.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0359-20 Mondelez International
This advertisement features a child in the back seat of a car rapping the lyrics to a song on the radio and a woman driving.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0359-20 Mondelez International
This advertisement features a child in the back seat of a car rapping the lyrics to a song on the radio and a woman driving
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0364-20 Bluebet
This television advertisement features a man talking to camera about various blue things - Blue tongue lizards, blue rinses, cheeky little bluey, etc.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0364-20 Bluebet
This television advertisement features a man talking to camera about various blue things - Blue tongue lizards, blue rinses, cheeky little bluey, etc.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0365-20 IAG Insurance
This television advertisement shows a woman asleep at the wheel of a vehicle and her children asleep in the back seat as the vehicle drives them home autonomously.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0365-20 IAG Insurance
This television advertisement shows a woman asleep at the wheel of a vehicle and her children asleep in the back seat as the vehicle drives them home autonomously.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0372-20 Hard Fizz
This Instagram advertisement features five people: three in a swimming pool, one sitting on the edge of the pool, and one jumping in. Three of the people are holding beverages. The accompanying text states: SUNDAY SESH ON POINT [emoji] #letsgetfizzy
Dismissed Alcohol Internet - Social - Instagram 16/12/2020
0372-20 Hard Fizz
This Instagram advertisement features five people: three in a swimming pool, one sitting on the edge of the pool, and one jumping in. Three of the people are holding beverages. The accompanying text states: SUNDAY SESH ON POINT [emoji] #letsgetfizzy
Dismissed Alcohol Internet - Social - Instagram 16/12/2020
0375-20 Ramada Phillip Island
This Instagram advertisement by Olivia White contains 8 photographs and text promoting Ramada Philip Island
Dismissed Travel Internet - Social - Instagram 16/12/2020
0375-20 Ramada Philip Island
This Instagram advertisement by Olivia White contains 8 photographs and text promoting Ramada Philip Island
Dismissed Travel Internet - Social - Instagram 16/12/2020
0356-20 Retail Food Group
This advertisement is a webpage with a video advertising a new range of donuts.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Internet 16/12/2020
0356-20 Retail Food Group
This advertisement is a webpage with a video advertising a new range of donuts.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Internet 16/12/2020
0358-20 Hungry Jacks
This television advertisement features 5 people sitting at a bench and using their hands and coloured drinking glasses to make music.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0358-20 Hungry Jacks
This television advertisement features 5 people sitting at a bench and using their hands and coloured drinking glasses to make music.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0355-20 Retail Food Group
This Facebook advertisement features an animated image with a purple background and the words 'After school treats just got more exciting!' and three decorated donuts - a llama, narwhal and unicorn. The three donuts wiggle.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Internet - Social - Facebook 16/12/2020
0355-20 Retail Food Group
This Facebook advertisement features an animated image with a purple background and the words 'After school treats just got more exciting!' and three decorated donuts - a llama, narwhal and unicorn. The three donuts wiggle.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Internet - Social - Facebook 16/12/2020
0373-20 IKEA Australia
This television advertisement features various people walking through a field and turning on lights hanging from trees and lamps on tables.
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0373-20 IKEA Australia
This television advertisement features various people walking through a field and turning on lights hanging from trees and lamps on tables.
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0348-20 Hesta
This television advertisement features two scenes of a group of people sitting on the edge of a tall building.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0348-20 Hesta
This television advertisement features two scenes of a group of people sitting on the edge of a tall building.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0366-20 Aware Super Pty Ltd
There are two versions of this television advertisement, a 45 second version and a 60 second version. Both versions feature a nurse witnessing and responding to a traffic accident.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0366-20 Aware Super Pty Ltd
There are two versions of this television advertisement, a 45 second version and a 60 second version. Both versions feature a nurse witnessing and responding to a traffic accident.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0363-20 Ford Australia
This advertisement depicts a man and woman in the city with their dog. The background flickers off to show viewers that the couple are actually not in the city at all but in a studio with a green screen behind them. At this time, the dog is shown to not be a real dog but, actually, played by an actor wearing a green screen suit.
Dismissed Vehicle Internet 16/12/2020
0363-20 Ford Australia
This advertisement depicts a man and woman in the city with their dog. The background flickers off to show viewers that the couple are actually not in the city at all but in a studio with a green screen behind them. At this time, the dog is shown to not be a real dog but, actually, played by an actor wearing a green screen suit.
Dismissed Vehicle Internet 16/12/2020
0357-20 Toyota Motor Corporation Australia
This television advertisement features a couple packing up in the bush and realising their dog is completely covered in mud. They use Siri in the vehicle to navigate to a dog groomer. The muddy dog is bundled out of the backseat and the scene changes to the clean dog re-entering the car. The woman looks at the man and notices that he also looks different and cleaner. They then have a conversation where he sheepishly says that he took up a 2-for-1 offer at the dog groomer.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0370-20 AVIS
This television advertisement features a woman walking though a jungle. She then walks into a bathroom with a man singing in the shower. The ad closes with the woman passing the man a towel as he steps out of the shower and is shown from behind.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0357-20 Toyota Motor Corporation
This television advertisement features a couple packing up in the bush and realising their dog is completely covered in mud. They use Siri in the vehicle to navigate to a dog groomer. The muddy dog is bundled out of the backseat and the scene changes to the clean dog re-entering the car. The woman looks at the man and notices that he also looks different and cleaner. They then have a conversation where he sheepishly says that he took up a 2-for-1 offer at the dog groomer.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0370-20 AVIS
This television advertisement features a woman walking though a jungle. She then walks into a bathroom with a man singing in the shower. The ad closes with the woman passing the man a towel as he steps out of the shower and is shown from behind.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0376-20 LifeStyles Healthcare
This TV On Demand advertisement depicts a number of individuals in intimate positions with a partner in a car and room, while the voice over recites the song “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, and eyes, ears, mouth, nose", to accompany the movement of these different body parts.
Dismissed Health Products TV - On Demand 16/12/2020
0376-20 LifeStyles Healthcare
This TV On Demand advertisement depicts a number of individuals in intimate positions with a partner in a car and room, while the voice over recites the song “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, and eyes, ears, mouth, nose", to accompany the movement of these different body parts.
Dismissed Health Products TV - On Demand 16/12/2020
0362-20 Laser Clinics Australia
This advertisement appeared on the Spotify app. There are several versions with different layout, however all contain an image of a woman's midsection. She is wearing a white crop tops and pants and is grasping her skin. The accompanying text states "Freeze away the bits that won't budge".
Dismissed Slimming App 16/12/2020
0362-20 Laser Clinics Australia
This advertisement appeared on the Spotify app. There are several versions with different layout, however all contain an image of a woman's midsection. She is wearing a white crop tops and pants and is grasping her skin. The accompanying text states "Freeze away the bits that won't budge".
Dismissed Slimming App 16/12/2020
0368-20 ZURU Inc.
This television advertisement for a robotic fish depicts children placing the fish into a glass coffee percolator jug, and a man seeing the fish in the jug.
Dismissed Toys and Games TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0368-20 ZURU Inc.
This television advertisement for a robotic fish depicts children placing the fish into a glass coffee percolator jug, and a man seeing the fish in the jug.
Dismissed Toys and Games TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0371-20 Ubisoft
This television advertisement is for the video game Assassins Creed Valhalla.
Dismissed Toys and Games TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0371-20 Ubisoft
This television advertisement is for the video game Assassins Creed Valhalla.
Dismissed Toys and Games TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0374-20 Telstra
This Pay TV advertisement features various people singing in their cars, using a mobile phone to video call each other.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Pay 16/12/2020
0374-20 Telstra
This Pay TV advertisement features various people singing in their cars, using a mobile phone to video call each other.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Pay 16/12/2020
0343-20 Sportsbet
The Advertisement shows a group of friends hiking up a mountain. Once they reach the top one of the men pulls out a 'selfie stick' which is holding his mobile phone. All men lean in towards the phone to watch the live racing on the Sportsbet app
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 25/11/2020
0342-20 Sportsbet
This television advertisement features an animated horse laying on a bed with a trophy covering it's groin and a carrot in its mouth. The voiceover states "Waiting up for something special? Look no further big boy" and details the offer from the advertiser.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 25/11/2020
0343-20 Sportsbet
The Advertisement shows a group of friends hiking up a mountain. Once they reach the top one of the men pulls out a 'selfie stick' which is holding his mobile phone. All men lean in towards the phone to watch the live racing on the Sportsbet app
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 25/11/2020
0342-20 Sportsbet
This television advertisement features an animated horse laying on a bed with a trophy covering it's groin and a carrot in its mouth. The voiceover states "Waiting up for something special? Look no further big boy" and details the offer from the advertiser.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 25/11/2020
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued
Case number Advertiser Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
0367-20 Toyota Motor Corporation Australia
This television advertisement shows scene of three siblings being late to their parents anniversary and their attempts to get there.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
0367-20 Toyota Motor Corporation Australia
This television advertisement shows scene of three siblings being late to their parents anniversary and their attempts to get there.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 16/12/2020
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued
Case number Advertiser Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
0361-20 Resume Results NQ
This Facebook advertisement is an image of a meme showing two construction workers and the text: BOSS: Know why I called you in here? ME: Because I accidently sent you a dick pic BOSS: (stops pouring 2 glasses of wine) Accidently?
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Professional Service Internet - Social - Facebook 16/12/2020
0360-20 Resume Results NQ
This Facebook advertisement is an image of a meme showing the text" "Do you have any talents? Me:" and a man dressed in hard hat and high visibility jacket crouching on the ground. The shadow that he makes on the ground bears similarity to a penis and testicles.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Professional Service Internet - Social - Facebook 16/12/2020

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