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November 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
336-99 Dreamland Bedding Pty Ltd
Dreamland Bedding - "21st Birthday"
Dismissed 09/11/1999
340-99 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Verada - "Woman driving with male passenger"
Dismissed 09/11/1999
341-99 Professional Child Care Centres AssocTownsville
Professional Child Care Assoc Townsville - "Who is caring for your child"
Dismissed Print 09/11/1999
342-99 Thorn Aust Pty Ltd
Thorn Australia - Rentlo)- "Hello Flying Doctor - refrigerator"
Dismissed 09/11/1999
345-99 Kraft Foods Ltd
Kraft Foods - Kraft Snackabouts - "Role reversal"
Dismissed 09/11/1999
December 2004
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
337-04 Lever Rexona
Lever Rexona - Jif Cream - girl speaking thru glass screen to mother asks "When are you going to get out?" Mother repleies "Not for a while yet". Camera pans back to show mother cleaning glass shower recess
Dismissed 07/12/2004
339-04 Sexie Coffie
Sexie Coffie - woman swears when sipping very hot coffee
Dismissed 07/12/2004
342-04 Vehicle Distributors Australia Pty Ltd
Vehicle Distributors - Renault Megane Coupe Cabriolet - little boys on bus looking through car's sunroof and perving on girls' thighs
Dismissed 07/12/2004
344-04 Lance Dixon Ferrari
Lance Dixon - Bentley Continental GT - "top speed 318km"
Dismissed Print 07/12/2004
346-04 Sony Computer Entertainment Aust Pty Ltd
Sony Computer Entertainment - Playstation - "Getaway" computer game
Dismissed 07/12/2004
347-04 Take 2 Interactive Software Pty Ltd
Take 2 - "Grand Theft Auto San Andreas" computer game - males leaning out of car firing automatic handguns
Dismissed Outdoor 07/12/2004
348-04 Taubmans Pty Ltd
Taubmans - Print - images thru microscope of baby's bottom and teflon slide "It's the Teflon that makes walls silky smooth and easy to clean"
Dismissed Print 07/12/2004
December 2005
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
337-05 Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited
Inghams - Selections - Mother dyes son's football jersey and Dad's shirt pink then serves them checken and voiceover says "Ingham's makes any Mum a great Mum"
Dismissed 13/12/2005
339-05 Douwe Egberts Australia
Douwe Egberts - Senseo Coffee Machine - has 8 yr old making coffee, carrying it hot to father, then sitting on Dad's lap while it's drunk
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued TV - Pay 13/12/2005
344-05 Radio Rentals Ltd
Radio Rentals - "shagged furniture" shows mattress simulating sex
Dismissed Outdoor 13/12/2005
346-05 BlueScope Steel
BlueScope Steel - Colorbond - Outhouse - man sitting on toilet, with door open so he can gaze at his new roof. Wife's friend and young daughter see him, so he reluctantly closes the door
Dismissed 13/12/2005
July 2009
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
337-09 Ssangyong Motors Australia
Ssangyong print 337/09 - You can throw your tools in the back, and the missus.
Dismissed Print 22/07/2009
December 2000
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
338-00 LG Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
LG Electronics - Jet Cooling Air Conditioner - young boys watching woman undress thru window - she puts on aircon which fogs up windows
Dismissed 12/12/2000
340-00 Precision Cosmetic Laser Surgery
Precision Cosmetic Laser Surgery - 'Leg Vein Removal'
Dismissed Print 12/12/2000
341-00 Freedom Furniture Ltd
Freedom Furniture - birth of Christ
Dismissed 12/12/2000
342-00 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - Civic - violent robots
Dismissed 12/12/2000
343-00 Racing Victoria
Racing Victoria
Dismissed 12/12/2000
344-00 Seven Network Ltd (i7)
Seven Network - i7 - cabbage in bra as nipple soother
Dismissed 12/12/2000
346-00 Sanitarium Health Food Company
Sanitarium - Weet-Bix - child behind moving vehicle
Dismissed 12/12/2000
347-00 Berri Ltd
Berri Ltd - Berri Plus - Shit - mowing lawn
Dismissed 12/12/2000
349-00 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Dare - woman hits man at barbeque
Dismissed 12/12/2000
October 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
338-99 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - two men
Dismissed Radio 12/10/1999
343-99 Ric's Pizza Bar
Ric's Pizza Bar - "Get stuffed"
Dismissed 12/10/1999
December 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
339-01 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - X-Trail 4WD - croquet - 581 circular letters received
Dismissed 11/12/2001
September 2008
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
339-08 Ilve
Ilve - female chef abusing staff as per Gordon Ramsay - at the end little girl's voice says "Sorry Mummy"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Radio 16/09/2008
340-08 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - shop-a-docket - "Men - you can last longer! Nasal Delivery Technology. Call the doctors at AMI to enquire about longer lasting love making - with coloured image of a man and woman in bed smiling
Dismissed Print 16/09/2008
August 2009
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
339-09 Suzuki Australia Pty Limited
Suzuki Aust P/L (339/09) TV 4wd on dirt road near cold climate area, switches to bikini girl in hot springs and riding horse
Dismissed 12/08/2009
340-09 Suzuki Australia Pty Limited
Suzuki Aust P/L (340/09 - TV 4wd bikini girl on car with footballer driving car
Dismissed 12/08/2009
344-09 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - Accord (344/09) TV new Honda Accord Euro exceeding speed limit
Dismissed 12/08/2009
346-09 Wicked Campers
Wicked Campers (346/09) Rabbit grooming rego 046 CXX QLD
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Outdoor 12/08/2009
347-09 Wicked Campers
Wicked Campers (347/09) Upright organ Rego 011 JAA QLD
Dismissed Transport 12/08/2009
February 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
34-02 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - CRV - Rural 4WD - woman "L" driver swerves into bush to avoid tortoise
Dismissed 12/02/2002
March 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
34-03 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - 'You know you want it' - man appearing drugged in bath; crowd surfing.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
February 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
34-07 China Tea Club
China Tea Club - sound of sword cutting off someone's head and a man making last request for food from restaurant
Dismissed Radio 13/02/2007
February 2008
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
34-08 Pacific Plastic Surgery Pty Ltd
Pacific Plastic Surgery - photos of before and after breast surgery
Dismissed Print 13/02/2008
April 1998
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
34-98 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - "Sydney Harbour Bridge"
Dismissed 14/04/1998
October 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
340-07 Melbourne Racing Club
Melbourne Racing Club - Print - children reading form guide "As it turns out Saturdays are for doing homework"
Dismissed Print 09/10/2007
341-07 Dee Why RSL
Dee Why RSL - Jet Car Wash - dirty car and words "If only my wife was this dirty"
Dismissed Transport 09/10/2007
October 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
341-03 Versatile Buildings (Aust) Pty Ltd
Versatile Buildings - Totalspan - wife says about husband: 'So I let him have it.'
Dismissed 14/10/2003
345-03 Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd
Cantarella Bros - Vittoria Coffee - 'Italians - known for their fashion sense.'
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
November 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
342-07 Suzuki Australia Pty Limited
Suzuki - SX4 - Surveillance - investigaters in car following another vehicle, which keep changes its appearance into hatch, then AWD and then a rally car spinning on a wet road
Dismissed 13/11/2007
343-07 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - TRD Aurion - sports and rally cars - vehicle gets airborne as it passes an African native in traditional dress, during a rally on the continent
Dismissed 13/11/2007
February 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
345-00 Anoger Automobiles Pty Ltd
Anoger Automobiles - TATA Truck - 'Not for pussies'
Dismissed Print 13/02/2001
September 2009
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
345-09 Freedom Furniture Ltd
Freedom Furniture - (345/09) Mum thinks Dad's gay
Dismissed 23/09/2009
September 2006
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
346-06 Buzzbee Toys
Buzzbee Toys - Tommy 20 - real boy in animated environment is introduced to a toy repeating automatic gun which fires soft missiles
Dismissed 12/09/2006

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