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E.g., 16/08/2022
E.g., 16/08/2022
July 2017
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0300-17 HTH Group
A tradesman is depicted cutting his salad role with a drop saw while using a wreck less and rapid motion while advertising the brand and paying far more attention to the camera crew and smirking throughout the entire stunt. This ad is insulting to all tradesmen who take pride in their profession and work to strict Work-safe and OH&S standards and practices. Safety during an apprentice is of utmost importance to tradesmen.
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Free to Air 12/07/2017
0301-17 iSelect Pty Ltd
Heath Insurance tv ad regarding several individuals in an elevator.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 12/07/2017
August 2014
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0301-14 My Plates
The ad shows a woman discussing how she has stopped her 'disgusting' male partner from using her vehicle, by purchasing plates with women's shoes on them. She goes on to say it's great that he has lost weight, as he now walks everywhere.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
0307-14 Ashley Madison - Avid Life
Starts off with a married man singing "I'm looking for someone other than my wife" then another married man join in on singing the same line. One man then scrolls down a tablet computer screen showing different scantily clad women, while more and more married men join in the singing.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
0308-14 Edwards Mowers Repairs
There are three men sitting in on a log when a couple arrive in a ute. The woman stands by the back of the ute while the man removes a chainsaw from the tray and begins to cut up a tree.
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
0317-14 Suncorp
GIO's ad shows a scene from a State of origin match where two men on the blues team are hugging.The ad is about home insurance.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
0318-14 Bear Metal Recyclists
The advertisement is about metal recycling and shows an animated/cartoon bear with his pants down by his ankles.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
0319-14 Tax Accounting & Super Centre
The images replicate a computer game. A woman walking along the street cries out "the tax man, no no" as a hooded man attacks her from behind. A super hero character flies down and he and the tax man pull out long guns and shoot each other. The tax man withers away, screaming. The woman hugs the super hero saying "you saved me".
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
August 2015
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0301-15 Centralian Motors
The ad opens with a white man in sunglasses on the right side of the picture (from the perspective of the audience) saying "We've declared war on prices". The left side of the picture has Centralian Motors and logo, as well as the conditions of the offer being advertised.The ad progresses with the right side of screen changing to alternate between displaying cars, the man, and a white woman.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0302-15 New Pioneer Motors
The advertisement concerns new vehicle promotions of Holden. The conclusion of the advertisement shows two Holden utilities speeding and racing each other which is clearly in breach of the code of practice of not promoting speed as a feature.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0303-15 BP Australia Pty Ltd
It's a BP Fuel TV advertisement.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0306-15 Coastline Credit Union
It is the ad with three old ladies sitting on a bench and ogling an old man walking by wearing brightly coloured swim shorts and carrying a surfboard.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0309-15 Diabetes Australia
The advert starts off by showing the images of 280 people and then states that this is how many people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Australia per day. It then continues to show images of people who have suffered complications of the disease.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0312-15 People's Choice Credit Union
The advertisement showing young people's faces being distorted by the use of high velocity air.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0313-15 McKenzie Aged Care
McKenzie Aged Care ad.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0314-15 Roadshow Film Distributors Pty Ltd
Advertisement for movie called 'The Gallows'. Has repeated shots to nooses, suspended feet...
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0315-15 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
A man is shopping with his partner and appers bored. His mates parachute in wiht a Triton to "rescue" him and take him to particiapte in a "more manly" activity.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0318-15 Marshall Batteries
My complaint is about the Marshall car batteries advertisement. The ad features Shane Warne and a lady in a sexual position.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0319-15 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
One advert portrays a well dressed women fussing over a poodle telling a man to look after it. Three men in a car lower down on top of the dogs house, crushing it. The man excitedly asks the brand of the ute to which the driver replies "It's a Mitsy" and they drive off.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
0320-15 Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd
Group of young women in underwear dancing along a pier/sidewalk near beach, only in bra/undies, one in leotard. The ad was celebrating 100 years of Bonds.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
July 2016
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0301-16 Youi Car Insurance
Shows a man leaving home and travelling by car to a destination.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 27/07/2016
0303-16 Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd
Brown bear rubbing him/herself against tree.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 27/07/2016
0306-16 Roadshow Film Distributors Pty Ltd
The advertisement for the movie Suicide Squad was aired twice between 7.30pm and 8.30pm and a banner promoting the movie appeared on screen during the broadcast.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 27/07/2016
0307-16 Global Shop Direct
This is an advertisement for a plastic "welding" product that a person can use in the home to repair broken plastic items. (Such as sunglasses, children's toys, etc)
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Free to Air 27/07/2016
0308-16 Twentieth Century Fox Film Distributors Pty Ltd
Movie trailer with scenes from the movie.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 27/07/2016
0309-16 Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd
The advertisement was for the Cadbury chocolate bar 'Picnic'.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 27/07/2016
0310-16 Roadshow Film Distributors Pty Ltd
The advertisement for new movie "lights out". Inappropriate, horrifying, disturbing!
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 27/07/2016
July 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0301-18 McCain Australia and New Zealand
30 second ad depicting a child finding new ways to shake his fries packet
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
0305-18 Sportsbet
The advertisement features a man attempting to disarm a bomb when a voice over states 'kaboom' and makes him cut the wrong wire.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
0306-18 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
There is a kids costume party, one kid dresses as a transformer car then he uses that car to reverse in between two children and sit next to a little girl.  
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
0307-18 Carnival Australia
An ad for a cruise line which uses the phrase 'ship yeah'.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
0308-18 National Pharmacies
One scene shows a close up of the semi naked rear of a young boy fiddling with his swimming costume and buttocks region, in slow motion.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
August 2014
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0303-14 Apple
Various people doing various forms of exercise and monitoring this with the use of the phone
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 13/08/2014
July 2017
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0304-17 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonalds promoting meal using children's movie characters. The ad is available to view here: https://mumbrella.com.au/mcdonalds-launches-new-family-box-despicable-3-orientated-campaign-452080
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
0306-17 Yum Restaurants International
Elderly people in wheelchairs out in some park with KFC.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
0308-17 Kleenheat Gas
Aim is to get people to buy kleenheat gas. It is an ad that mocks a man moving house and having a garage sale.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
0309-17 Coles
Ad described how Coles brand free range eggs have reduced in price.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
0310-17 The Firm Gentlemens Club
Bottom half of a young girl in a g-string dancing around a pole. Advertising a gentlemans club in the city called the firm.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
0313-17 Century Batteries
TV Commercial on WIN [12.35pm] that I feel warrants urgent advice to WIN and Century battteries.Basically shows a 4WD with boat trailer attached, parked on the wrong side of a rural road, [would expect to be 100kph speeed limit] doing a jump start to a sedan, then rapidly pulling back across the road and continuing journey.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
0316-17 Campbell's Australia
Buy tim tams because they are best enjoyed with others
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
0318-17 NIKE Australia Pty Ltd
Man wearing Nike shoes going over barrier in museum. Both adds saying "just do it"
Dismissed Sport and Leisure TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
0322-17 Specsavers Pty Ltd
I found the ad sexist.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
August 2016
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0313-16 Telstra Corporation Ltd
People traveling in and ON the roof of a yellow bus.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Free to Air 10/08/2016
0314-16 Lif3 Global
Short advert. Small boy child main character. White/light airy domestic background. Commentary on family members. Selling product Lif3 mobile phone device
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 10/08/2016
0319-16 ACMN
Advertisement to sell concert tickets.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 10/08/2016
0321-16 Brand Developers
To whom it may concern I was absolutely shocked to see the tv salesman walk under an SUV while it was resting on a ladder
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Free to Air 10/08/2016
0322-16 Coles
It was Coles Supermarket ad promoting their bakery products
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 10/08/2016
July 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0317-18 Menulog
Menu log in which several people state what they want for dinner.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 25/07/2018
0319-18 Department of Health
There are two TV ads consisting of a montage of people engaging in various activities. The last six seconds of the ads show a person ”Bow Riding” by placing their arm in the water from a moving boat. 
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 25/07/2018
August 2015
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0321-15 Cosmetic Elegance
Two men drinking beer. One is ogling a beautiful blonde woman. The other says that's my wife, she has a new man in her life. Cut to wife at cosmetic surgeons clinic. Cut back to first man congratulating husband while wife gives big kiss.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 26/08/2015

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