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E.g., 06/04/2020
E.g., 06/04/2020
March 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0076-20 ContextLogic
This internet advertisement is four images. Image 1 is a person wearing a penis mask. Image 2 is a women in blue clothing laying on her stomach. Image 3 is a portable bottle used for urination. Image 4 is a woman in a rose sheer bodysuit.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Retail Internet 11/03/2020
0087-20 Darra Tyres
This internet advertisement depicts a woman in black lingerie posed between two tyres, with her hands on one and her feet on the other. Text states "Our performance RUBBERS *Carriage not included". The impression of the advertisement is that the woman is the body of a motorbike.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive Internet 11/03/2020
0077-20 Wicked Campers
This transport advertisement features the phrase "A blow job is a great last minute gift" and and image of Krusty the Clown (a character from The Simpsons) using a "crack pipe". SA registration S568BUP.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Vehicle Transport 11/03/2020
0074-20 Victiorian Opera
This poster advertisement is promoting a performance of Richard Strauss' Salome and features a painting of a woman holding a mans severed head.
Dismissed Entertainment Poster 11/03/2020
0081-20 Brisbane City Council
The 15 second Youtube advertisement features a man riding a bike along a bridge as part of the Brisbetter campaign.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Community Awareness Internet - Social - Other 11/03/2020
0082-20 Lust Liquor
This Facebook advertisement features an image of a alcohol bottle being held against a backdrop of a wave. Text states "Available in Perth soon".
Dismissed Alcohol Internet - Social - Facebook 11/03/2020
0091-20 Honey Birdette
This TV OOH image features a series of images of naked couples embracing, with coloured filters, played in quick succession, followed by text describing the #fluid campaign.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie TV - Out of Home 11/03/2020
0083-20 Lifestyles Hi-Way Carwash
This billboard advertisement features the name of the business, along with a cartoon image of a woman cleaning a car. The woman is wearing a whit crop top and denim shorts and is bending over to get cleaning supplies from a bucket.
Dismissed Automotive Billboard 11/03/2020
0085-20 Zookal
This outdoor advertisement is two sided. Side one features the "distracted boyfriend" meme in which a man looks at the backside of a woman walking by while another woman, presumably his romantic partner, looks on disapprovingly. The people are labelled as Uni Students (man), Co-op Bookshop (disapproving girlfriend), ZOOKAL.COM (woman walking past). Side 2 features the text "CHEAP ASS TEXT BOOKS" inside an arrow pointing down to a website.
Dismissed Retail Outdoor 11/03/2020
0089-20 Beiersdorf Australia Ltd
This television advertisement features scenes of the product and lifestyle scenes including two women on a theme park ride, a woman giving birth, a woman smiling in bed with a man, and a close up of a woman's face.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 11/03/2020
0090-20 Beiersdorf Australia Ltd
This Pay TV advertisement features scenes of the product and lifestyle scenes including two women on a theme park ride, a woman giving birth, a woman smiling in bed with a man, and a close up of a woman's face.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Pay 11/03/2020
0092-20 Honey Birdette
This poster advertisement features a close-up image of one side of a woman's lower back, arm, buttock and upper thigh. The woman is wearing black strappy lingerie with rose gold details, and a wrist strap which is linked to her lingerie. The word Kukuro is placed over the top of the image.
Dismissed Sex Industry Poster 11/03/2020
0080-20 McDonald's Australia Limited
This television advertisement has two versions and depicts a little girl undertaking action to remedy her previous bad behaviour. I.e. pulling sticky arrows off pictures of her brothers; removing stickers from dining table; washing a pink dog in the kitchen sink. The advertisement ends with the family at McDonalds, and the little girl stealing one of her brother's chips.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 11/03/2020
0075-20 Brisbane City Council
This billboard advertisement depicts a man riding a bike on a bridge. The man is wearing a bicycle helmet and a checked shirt.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Community Awareness Billboard 11/03/2020
February 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0064-20 Wicked Campers
This transport advertisement features the text Slogan "I might have lost my virginity but I've still got the box it came in" on the back of the van. QLD Registration number 108 XUV.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Automotive Transport 26/02/2020
0063-20 Honey Birdette
This poster advertisement depicts a woman in sheer neon green bra, garter belt, underpants and stockings standing in a doorway. Image text states ‘Lyndl Untamed’.
Dismissed Lingerie Poster 26/02/2020
0065-20 Cotton On Group
This poster advertisement is a window size poster image of three adult female models wearing blue and white seam free bralettes and blue and white underwear. There is a window decal that accompanies the poster, the text reads “I feel so good in them. I feel like me. Undies 5 for $35”.
Dismissed Clothing Poster 26/02/2020
0066-20 McDonald's Australia Limited
This television advertisement is promoting a new series of mini games within the mymacca's app. The advertisement shows two adults playing the mymacca's mini games on their phones, where they themselves become the characters in the game.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 26/02/2020
0067-20 McDonald's Australia Limited
This advertisement is games within the mymacca's app. There are three games available, mini golf, a maze, and a lucky dip.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue App 26/02/2020
0068-20 Pretty Little Thing
This television advertisement for Pretty Little Thing depicts model Gabby Epstein in various clothing in a beach setting. Scenes include her posing near rocks, sitting in a lifegurard chair, walking along the beach, sitting on the sand, standing on the sand, sitting in a large white chair near the water, and walking with a surfboard.
Dismissed Clothing TV - Free to Air 26/02/2020
0070-20 Sony Pictures Releasing Pty Ltd
This TV On Demand advertisement features scenes from the film Fantasy Island', including a scene at the end depicting a black substance coming from a pair of eyes.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - On Demand 26/02/2020
0073-20 Pretty Little Thing
This Pay TV advertisement for Pretty Little Thing depicts model Gabby Epstein in various clothing in a beach setting. Scenes include her posing near rocks, sitting in a lifegurard chair, walking along the beach, sitting on the sand, standing on the sand, sitting in a large white chair near the water, and walking with a surfboard.
Dismissed Clothing TV - Pay 26/02/2020
0072-20 WWWave Corporation
This app advertisement is cartoon comic style. Two images appear. The one on the left has an image of a girl with a hand patting her head and the speech bubble "Good girl". The image on the right depicts a man in a white shirt with apparent sweat on his brow and text stating "pant". The speech bubble next to him states "...You finally opened up". The girls head can be seen towards his lap. The whole image has a header stating "My stepfather is..."
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Other Internet 26/02/2020
0069-20 Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd
This television advertisement for Domino's pizza contains the phrases: Any large pizza from $15 each; Delivered; No minimum spend; No surprises
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 26/02/2020
February 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0033-20 Yum Restaurants International
This transport advertisement features a person holding a large KFC bucket of chicken with the words 'Bucket why not?'.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Transport 12/02/2020
0053-20 ANZ Banking Group Ltd
This television advertisement features two men standing over a baby in a bassinet and singing "You make me feel like financing" to the tune of "You make me feel like dancing" by Leo Sayer. The baby is wearing a beanie.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 12/02/2020
0035-20 Bras n Things
This poster advertisement is Christmas themed and depicts women in lingerie.
Dismissed Clothing Poster 12/02/2020
0050-20 Toyota Motor Corporation Australia
This television advertisement features a man driving while listening to the song 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepson.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/02/2020
0055-20 Australian Pork Ltd
This television advertisement depicts a couple on a bus. They discuss doing something, suggesting a quickie, that they could do it that night, on the deck, and suggest inviting the neighbours. The couple get stares from other passengers. The advertisement then switches to a BBQ scene showing the couple cooking pork on the BBQ with their neighbours.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 12/02/2020
0056-20 Uber Australia Pty Ltd
There are 15 versions of this television advertisement which open on a shot of a sports arena, then cuts to a scene involving a tennis player or Magda Szubanski speaking to camera.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 12/02/2020
0057-20 Toyota Motor Corporation Australia
This television advertisement features footage of a Toyota motorsports vehicle driving on a track, interspersed with Toyota vehicles driving on and off roads.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 12/02/2020
0058-20 Dineamic
This television advertisement features a promotion for fresh food delivered.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 12/02/2020
0061-20 Campbell Arnott's
This television advertisement depicts Scott Cam in a kitchen talking about Savoy/Jatz crackers. The advertisement then cuts to a brief scene that appears to be announcing that the tennis is back, before Scott Cam walks on screen and talks to the voiceover.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 12/02/2020
0062-20 Ultra Tune Australia
This YouTube advertisement features Warwick Capper and Pamela Anderson.
Dismissed Automotive Internet - Social - Other 12/02/2020
0054-20 Fachat
This advertisement appears within the eBay app. It features three photos of a blonde girl in a white tank top that appear to have been taken by a webcam. The text beneath the images states “Fun face to face chat. Video chat with stranger. Meet new friends globally”.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Telecommunications App 12/02/2020
0051-20 Ultra Tune Australia
There are two versions of this television advertisement which feature Warwick Capper and Pamela Anderson.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 12/02/2020
0026-20 Doll House Gentleman's Club
This radio advertisment is a promotion for Doll House Gentleman's Club.
Dismissed Sex Industry Radio 12/02/2020
0052-20 RaffleTix
This Facebook advertisement features a photo of a woman in white underpants and a white crop-top leaning against a grey Mustang.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling Internet - Social - Facebook 12/02/2020
January 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0007-20 Height 4 Hire
This radio advertisement states: G’day Allan Langer here. Did you know there’s a surgeon in Russia who will chop your legs off at the ankle and extend your Femurs by up to 6 inches? You’d have to be “barking” to go through all that for a crappy 6 inches. Stuff that for a game of marbles. Thanks to Height 4 Hire I’ve found a better way. Take her up boys! **(Scissor Lift beeping)** Need Height? Hire it right. Height 4 Hire. Call 1800 Height or go to Height 4 Hire dot com dot au.
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery Radio 22/01/2020
0013-20 Wicked Campers
Wicked van with SA registration "S081BSP". Text states "Lets play a game of fuck-off. You go first"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Other Transport 22/01/2020
0027-20 Weeks Building Group
This television advertisement features a couple in a taxi at night. As the taxi meter gets higher, the man becomes agitated. He requests that the taxi driver stop and let the couple out, and then the woman is shown walking ahead of him on a footpath. The advertisement cuts to scenes of a new home.
Dismissed Professional Service TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0043-20 McDonald's Australia Limited
This transport advertisement is promoting the Grand Big Mac.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Transport 22/01/2020
0009-20 PLAY HAWKERS SL
This internet advertisement features a promotion for a Black Friday sale. The words 'Have a threesome' are superimposed over blurry images of people.
Dismissed Clothing Internet 22/01/2020
0030-20 Wicked Campers
Wicked van with SA registration "S614BYI'. Text states "You're not a woman until humans come out of your vagina and trample on your dreams".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Vehicle Transport 22/01/2020
0028-20 Honey Birdette
This poster advertisement depicts a woman in black mesh bra, underpants and suspender. The advertisement is titled Axl.
Dismissed Lingerie Poster 22/01/2020
0001-20 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement features a young woman looking at her reflection in the window of a parked car. She is dressed as though she is going to a festival, turns to check herself out from behind, then leans over and adjusts her breasts. The car window winds down to reveal two preteen boys and an unimpressed mother. The woman says, 'did someone say KFC?'. And is then seen eating KFC with a friend.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0011-20 Tesalate
This print advertisement features four image of people at ocean-side locations with towels and information about the product and company history.
Dismissed House Goods Services Print 22/01/2020
0039-20 Ola Cabs
This television advertisement depicts various scenes of people being dropped off and picked up by Ola Cabs.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0029-20 Canteen
This poster advertisement depicts a girl with turquoise coloured hair and the text “If one more person says I’m brave I’m going to loose my sh*t”.
Dismissed Community Awareness Print 22/01/2020
0005-20 AHM Health Insurance
This Pay TV advertisement features former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds in a television studio filming an advertisement. When a prop behind him falls a television production assistant goes to pick it up and Andrew Symonds knocks him over with his shoulder.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Insurance TV - Pay 22/01/2020

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