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September 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
225-01 Hugo Boss Aust Pty Ltd
Hugo Boss - Image of young girl holding hand out to older man seated
Dismissed Clothing Print 11/09/2001
226-01 LPG Auto Power
LPG Auto Power - 'Still too good to refuse!'
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery Print 11/09/2001
227-01 Reece Pty Ltd
Reece - man seated on lavatory
Dismissed 11/09/2001
228-01 United Distillers & Vintners (Aust.) Ltd
United Distillers - UDL - Stuffed Aust fauna as household goods and cats in bag
Dismissed Alcohol 11/09/2001
229-01 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Defender - 'The World's Best 4X4s on Show'
Dismissed Print 11/09/2001
231-01 First One Imports Pty Ltd
First One Imports - 'Car Dealer Shot'
Dismissed Retail Print 11/09/2001
233-01 Cancer Foundation of Western Australia Inc
Cancer Foundation of WA - Target 15 - surgeon exposes and dissects lung
Dismissed Community Awareness 11/09/2001
234-01 Transport Accident Commission
Transport Accident Commission - 'slow down by 5 kph'
Dismissed Community Awareness 11/09/2001
235-01 SA TAB Pty Ltd
SA TAB - 'Dad' in underwear reclines, legs spread, on lounge, drink in hand
Dismissed Gambling Print 11/09/2001
236-01 Cottons Pty Ltd
Cottons - woman mouths the words 'period/s' and 'vagina'
Dismissed Toiletries 11/09/2001
August 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
159-01 Warner Village Theme Parks
Warner Village - Movie World - Nikki Webster
Dismissed Entertainment 14/08/2001
171-01 Target Australia Pty Ltd
Target - 20% Off Underwear
Dismissed Clothing 14/08/2001
173-01 MasterCard Worldwide
MasterCard International - boy smashes guitar
Dismissed Finance/Investment 14/08/2001
174-01 Nintendo Australia Pty Limited
Nintendo - Super Mario Advance - Airport 'Concourse'
Dismissed 14/08/2001
175-01 Tourism Queensland
Tourism Qld - 'Say G'day' - Australian boy bows to Japanese woman
Dismissed Travel 14/08/2001
176-01 S C Johnson & Son Pty Ltd
SC Johnson - Toilet Duck - 5 women discuss cleaning a lavatory
Dismissed 14/08/2001
177-01 IKEA
IKEA - series ridiculing people with disabilities and, specifically, pilot with squint seeing double
Dismissed 14/08/2001
178-01 Peter Cook Amcal Chemist
Peter Cook Amcal Chemist - 'Shoot your dog, shoot your wife, shoot your family', interspersed with gun shots
Dismissed Retail Radio 14/08/2001
179-01 Rebel Sport Ltd
Rebel Sport - "Kick Arse Sale"
Dismissed Retail 14/08/2001
180-01 Accor Asia Pacific Australia
Accor Asia Pacific - Novotel Vines Resort, Perth - 7 Deadly Sins Packages - confessional
Dismissed Travel 14/08/2001
181-01 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Laser SR2 - Car Park - 'Take it for a burn'
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 14/08/2001
183-01 Beach House, The
Beach House - 'Coyote Ugly'
Dismissed Entertainment Print 14/08/2001
184-01 Sony Computer Entertainment Aust Pty Ltd
Sony Computer Entertainment - Speedster 2, Playstation, legs with shredded clothing lying on stained carpet.
Dismissed Print 14/08/2001
185-01 Holeproof
Holeproof - Love Kylie lingerie.
Dismissed Clothing Outdoor 14/08/2001
186-01 Foundation for Human Development
Foundation for Human Development - Abortion and breast cancer
Dismissed Community Awareness Outdoor 14/08/2001
187-01 Hasbro Australia Ltd
Hasbro - 'Twister' - 'Primates'
Dismissed 14/08/2001
189-01 Southern Independent Liquor Groups Aust Ltd
Southern Independent Liquor - Pubstop - 2 ads - 'golf clubs' and 'dog/pugs'
Dismissed Retail 14/08/2001
191-01 Australian Unity Health Ltd
Australian Unity Health - Smart Start - 'Zipper' - tough guy enters on man using urinal, latter has trouble zipping fly. "Will he need physio? Dental? Chiro?"
Dismissed Insurance 14/08/2001
192-01 Canon Australia Pty Ltd
Canon - MV430i digital video camera - camera in man's sock
Dismissed Other Print 14/08/2001
193-01 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Rav 4 - Kung Fu
Dismissed 14/08/2001
194-01 EMAP Australia Pty Ltd
Emap - 'New Woman' - sperm and egg - 'Sh*t'
Dismissed Media Outdoor 14/08/2001
196-01 Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd
Kosciusko Thredbo - naked woman - green mouth, blue nipples, black pubic hair
Dismissed Travel Print 14/08/2001
197-01 Novartis Consumer Health A/asia Pty Ltd
Novartis Consumer Health - Jarrah Just Add Water Hot Chocolate - nun
Dismissed 14/08/2001
198-01 Sexpo Pty Ltd
AdultShop.com Sexpo
Dismissed Other 14/08/2001
199-01 Pittwater Real Estate
Pittwater Real Estate - 2 little girls wearing make up and false breasts
Dismissed Real Estate Print 14/08/2001
200-01 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Camry Wagon - ' Rugby' - mother tackles player at school football match
Dismissed 14/08/2001
201-01 Seven Network Ltd (i7)
Seven Network - i7 - woman cleans toilet with man's toothbrush
Dismissed 14/08/2001
203-01 Frontier Touring Co
Frontier Touring - Eminem concerts
Dismissed Entertainment 14/08/2001
204-01 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Happy Meals - Action Man and Betty Spaghetti
Dismissed 14/08/2001
205-01 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline - Panadol Gel Tabs - 'and you can drop 3 dress sizes in just two weeks!'
Dismissed Health Products Print 14/08/2001
July 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
150-01 Groupe SEB Aust Pty Ltd
Groupe SEB - Avantis Iron by Tefal - iron with life of its own flattens cat
Dismissed 10/07/2001
151-01 Nintendo Australia Pty Limited
Nintendo - Conkers bad fur day
Dismissed 10/07/2001
152-01 Konica Australia Pty Ltd
Konica Australia - attractive female office worker describes photocopier to male colleagues
Dismissed 10/07/2001
153-01 Dolce Pelle Pty Ltd
Dolce Pelle - Sugaring - naked couple
Dismissed Print 10/07/2001
154-01 Australian Ballet The
Australian Ballet - 'Tivoli'
Dismissed Entertainment Print 10/07/2001
155-01 Novartis Consumer Health A/asia Pty Ltd
Novartis Consumer Health - Jarrah Café Latte - transvestite
Dismissed 10/07/2001
156-01 Samsung Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
Samsung - Joystick Phone - bikini-clad woman - 'Joystick: Just out.'
Dismissed Telecommunications Print 10/07/2001
158-01 Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union
Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union - The Pier
Dismissed Other 10/07/2001
160-01 Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty Ltd
Australian Therapeutic Supplies - Four Seasons condoms - 3 full, vertical condoms
Dismissed Health Products Outdoor 10/07/2001
161-01 Aventis Pharma Pty Ltd
Aventis Pharma - Telfast Decongestant- man picking his nose and woman looking on
Dismissed Health Products Print 10/07/2001

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