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November 2004
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
291-04 Arnott's Biscuits Ltd
Arnott's - Kettle Chips - woman arguing but man eating chips and can't hear - ends with him saying he's going to the pub
Dismissed 09/11/2004
298-04 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Volkswagen - Golf - "Before it was quick. Now the new 100kw 2.0FSI with 6-speed manual gearbox accelerates from 0 - 100kph in just 8.8 seconds"
Dismissed Print 09/11/2004
302-04 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Colt - small boy looking up in amazement at girl's long legs
Dismissed 09/11/2004
October 2005
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291-05 B & B Heating Centre Tasmania
B & B Heating - girl in bikini zipping coat, raising eyebrows, tilting head and flicking hair in flow or aircon, conludes with shot of her in sultry post with thumb hooked into bikini
Dismissed 11/10/2005
295-05 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Lancer - driver & passenger being thrust backward through seats as a result of fast acceleration
Dismissed 11/10/2005
301-05 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Omo - Dirt is Good - what kids put in their pockets, children putting uncleaned paint brushes, open lipstick tubes and frog in pockets
Dismissed 11/10/2005
September 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
291-99 Hasbro Australia Ltd
Hasbro - Playskool Gloworm
Dismissed 14/09/1999
294-99 Kidz.net Pty Ltd
Kidz.net - "There's a genius in every kid"
Dismissed 14/09/1999
296-99 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - Coca-Cola - "So where's the surf?"
Dismissed 14/09/1999
298-99 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - John West - Salmon - "Klawock Alaska"
Dismissed 14/09/1999
299-99 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Lipton - Sun Tea - "Group of people riding an elephant"
Dismissed 14/09/1999
300-99 Australian Institute of Management
Australian Institute of Management - "Ops Manager Kim Daley"
Dismissed Print 14/09/1999
October 2000
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292-00 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Oak - animated cartoon insects - worm
Dismissed 17/10/2000
293-00 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Oak - animated cartoon insects - cockroach
Dismissed 17/10/2000
296-00 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - Pulsar - car breaks glass wall
Dismissed 17/10/2000
November 2001
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292-01 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Celica- 'Hold on tight' - car in centre of road
Dismissed Outdoor 13/11/2001
296-01 Simplot Aust Pty Ltd
Simplot - Leggo Stir Through Sauces - Italian-speaking Kerri-Ann Kennerley
Dismissed 13/11/2001
300-01 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - Integra - Is racing in your blood?
Dismissed Outdoor 13/11/2001
August 2006
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
292-06 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - Fomula 1 racing car "performs up to 19,000 revs per minute"
Dismissed 08/08/2006
296-06 B33hive Pty Ltd
B33hive Pty Ltd - Swimsuit Calendar Girls - women in bikinis in sexual positions
Dismissed 08/08/2006
297-06 Azspa Pty ltd
Azspa Pty Ltd - man snacking while watching TV - SMS singles - shows blond woman in black swimsuit under shower and in spa with male
Dismissed 08/08/2006
September 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
293-07 Hungry Jacks
Hungry Jacks - Simpsons - Homer bites burger and impales eye on microphone
Dismissed 11/09/2007
294-07 BMW Group Australia Ltd
BMW - 3 Series - car morphs from older to newer models like a rocket ship discards phases
Dismissed 11/09/2007
August 2008
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
293-08 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Kluger - family in car discussing replacing pets
Dismissed 13/08/2008
297-08 Hungry Jacks
Hungry Jacks - Kid's Meal with Dark Night movie toys
Dismissed 13/08/2008
299-08 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - print - Olympic athletes telling of eating McD after olympic success
Dismissed Print 13/08/2008
December 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
294-02 Goodman Fielder Limited
Goodman Fielder - Uncle Toby's - Fruit Twists - Grant Hackett eats Twist then corkscrews his body to the shap of the bar, before diving into the pool and swimming
Dismissed 10/12/2002
295-02 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon Utility - group of men singing: 'A billion bottles of beer in the ute '.
Dismissed Radio 10/12/2002
301-02 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore Utility - 'Crop circles' helicopters and news crews viewing scene - amused man leaning on bonnet of car
Dismissed 10/12/2002
September 2003
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294-03 Audi Australia Pty Ltd
Audi - A4 - 'Even the wind can't keep up.'
Dismissed 09/09/2003
October 2003
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299-03 Wool Store Insulation
Wool Store Insulation - rear view of naked men running in snow.
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
300-03 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - X Trail 4WD - vehicle being driven at speed over rocks, through water and on sand dunes.
Dismissed 14/10/2003
301-03 Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited
Inghams - young teenage boy and girl try to kiss while mother is out of room.
Dismissed 14/10/2003
February 1999
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299-98 Kingsley Medical Centre
Kingsley Medical Centre (Hairless Clinics) - "Bad Hair Day?"
Dismissed Print 09/02/1999
3-99 Philips Electronics Aust Ltd
Phillips Electronics - Dynamax portable stereo
Dismissed 09/02/1999
February 2000
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3-00 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Double Beef 'n' Bacon Burger - bugger
Dismissed 08/02/2000
February 2002
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3-02 Australian Laser Clinic Pty Ltd The
Australian Laser Clinic - woman in bra embracing man with hairy back, with expression of displeasure; "after" shots of her smiling when man has hairless back
Dismissed Print 12/02/2002
February 2005
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3-05 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Pecking Order - young man arriving for work experience is given list of lunches for large office
Dismissed 08/02/2005
February 2006
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3-06 Blue Haven Pools & Spas Pty Ltd
Blue Haven Pools & Spas - elephant in pool lying on a float and bobbing in the water
Dismissed 14/02/2006
February 2007
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3-07 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - BT50 Ute - ute using fence posts as obstacle course - onlooking farmer calls driver "Bloody turkey" to which he responds "Bloody terrific!"
Dismissed 13/02/2007
February 1998
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3-98 Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
Meat & Livestock - targets sole parents
Dismissed 10/02/1998
March 2001
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30-01 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser - Pea Beu - 'Bloody good fly spray'
Dismissed 13/03/2001
March 2003
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30-03 Cat Media
Cat Media - Discovery - Flat hose - promotes use of hose for cleaning balcony.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
February 2004
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30-04 Celeste Corporation Pty Ltd
Celeste Corp - Jiffy Foods - "She's my Jiffy girl"
Dismissed Radio 17/02/2004
March 2005
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30-05 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Volkswagen - Golf 1.6 Trendline - crowd of people in a stationary car "Now everyone can get into a Volkswagen"
Dismissed Print 08/03/2005
February 2010
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30-10 Allpest WA
Allpest WA (30/10) - TV. Husband is pest problem
Dismissed 10/02/2010
April 1998
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30-98 Smith's Snackfood Co Ltd The
Smith's Snackfood - Twisties - "Male guest at cocktail party"
Dismissed 14/04/1998
December 2000
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300-00 Snack Brands Australia
Snack Brands - Samboy - 'old farts'
Dismissed Radio 12/12/2000
July 2009
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300-09 Bairnsdale Motel
Bairnsdale Motel - (300/09) TV woman swinging cat around room
Dismissed 08/07/2009
December 2001
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301-01 Streets Ice Cream
Unilever - Streets - Magnum - Strawberry Blonde Magnum Cone - naked woman licks pixelled cone
Dismissed Outdoor 11/12/2001

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