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December 2019
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
0413-19 George Western Foods
This TV On Demand advertisement features a man talking about how long he and his family have grown the wheat that is used in producing Tip Top bread.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - On Demand 11/12/2019
0414-19 Viacom International Media Networks ANZ
This billboard advertisement is for the TV show "The Veronicas: Blood Is For Life". It depicts one woman with her back to the camera and the TV show logo on her back, with another woman embracing her.
Dismissed Entertainment Billboard 11/12/2019
0415-19 Woolworths Group Limited
This television advertisement highlights five Australian farms which grow produce for Woolworths.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 11/12/2019
0416-19 Gelatissimo
This Facebook advertisement features three children dressed in Halloween costumes and the text "Free scoop for kids. Kids in costume get a free kids scoop on Thursday 31st October".
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet - Social - Facebook 11/12/2019
0417-19 Gelatissimo
This website advertisement features three children dressed in Halloween costumes and the text "Free scoop for kids. Kids in costume get a free kids scoop on Thursday 31st October".
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet 11/12/2019
0418-19 Gelatissimo
This poster advertisement features three children dressed in Halloween costumes and the text "Free scoop for kids. Kids in costume get a free kids scoop on Thursday 31st October".
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Poster 11/12/2019
0419-19 Sexpo
This television advertisement featuring well-known TV chef Ian Hewitson (Huey) presents as a TV show called "Cooking with Huey" in which he begins speaking about an event called "Mexpo". Halfway through he is inturrupted by a man who advises him that the event is "Sexpo" and the camera pans to three women in aprons who wave to Huey. The advertisement ends with Huey stating "Well, I guess it's still pretty spicy" and his eye twinkling.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 11/12/2019
January 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
0002-20 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement features a student doing an exam when he notices his friend outside eating chicken. He says 'bucket' and leaves the exam to go get chicken.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0003-20 McDonald's Australia Limited
This television dvertisement shows various different people waking up after a big night. In the final scene, one of the people is answering the door to a McDonald’s food delivery. End frame shows the McDelivery and Uber Eats logo.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0006-20 McDonald's Australia Limited
This television advertisement shows a truck driver and his dog on a journey together, passing several McDonald’s restaurants along the way. The dog barks to the truck driver each time they pass a McDonald’s restaurant, before the truck driver pulls into a McDonald’s restaurant to be greeted by their family.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
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
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
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
0014-20 Aspen Pharmacare Australia Pty Ltd
The poster advertisement features an image of a woman seated behind a desk looking over her shoulder. There is a fishbowl around her and two goldfish swimming in the bowl. The text 'Could it be bacterial vaginosis?' is superimposed over the image.
Dismissed Health Products Poster 22/01/2020
0018-20 Treasury Wine Estates
This television advertisement depicts a man at home googling "I don't want to go out" and the computer saying he has agoraphobia. Following scenes show him on his phone, peering out windows and using a VR headset.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - On Demand 22/01/2020
0020-20 Uniden Australia
This television advertisement features a voice over stating the benefits of the two way UHF radio, and images of the product in use.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0021-20 Prime Video
The television-on-demand advertisement is for season three of the television series The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - On Demand 22/01/2020
0022-20 Prime Video
This television advertisement is for season three of the television series The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0023-20 Mitchell's Quality Foods
Series of TV commercials promoting the Lite n' Easy Jump Start weight loss program. It features multiple Lite n' Easy testimonials who have lost weight using Lite n' Easy.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0024-20 Toyota Motor Corporation Australia
This television advertisement features a man parking his car next to rubbish waiting to be collected before walking into a dealership to buy a new one.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0025-20 Tactile Games
This advertisement plays while playing another app. There are three versions: 1. A woman has a positive pregnancy test and tells a blonde man. He leaves. She appears cries on the steps breifely, before stopping and rubbing a line off the pregnancy to show that it was negative, not positive. 2. A woman cannot close the washing machine lid so sits on it. She starts smiling with the vibrations and goes cross-eyed. The next scene shows her an three friends going to a laundromat with candles and wine where they all sit on a washing machine. 3.
Dismissed Entertainment App 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
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
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
0031-20 Naughty Boy
This television advertisement is cartoon styled and features a man in the following scenes: a board room; a park; a bedroom; at a computer; holding a statement; signing for a package; and in bed with two other people.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0034-20 Yum Restaurants International
There are multiple versions of this poster advertisement. They each feature an image of a person holding a bucket of chicken. The first version featured the words, "Cheeky chicken run" The second version featured the words, "Life's better when you say bucket" The third version featured the words, "Bucket why not?"
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Out of Home 22/01/2020
0036-20 Step One
This Pay TV advertisement for men's underwear features references to bananas and hammocks.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Pay 22/01/2020
0037-20 The Man Shake
This TV On Demand advertisement depicts three men at a bar talking about The Man Shake and using hand gestures to mimic the manner in which the shake should be drunk.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - On Demand 22/01/2020
0038-20 Koala Sleep
This radio advertisement for Koala advertisement features a voice over talking about hot singles in your area.
Dismissed House Goods Services Radio 22/01/2020
0040-20 Roc Boots
This instagram advertisement for ROC school shoes depicts a girl from the waist down wearing a blue tartan skirt and black shoes.
Dismissed Education Internet - Social - Instagram 22/01/2020
0041-20 Diamonds 176
This print advertisement depicts a woman in black underpants reclining. She has black stars over her nipples and groin.
Dismissed Sex Industry Print 22/01/2020
0042-20 McDonald's Australia Limited
This billboard advertisement is promoting the Grand Big Mac.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Billboard 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
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
0008-20 PLAY HAWKERS SL
This email promotion is for the Hawker's Black Friday promotion and features the heading 'Three's company'.
Dismissed Clothing Email 22/01/2020
0012-20 Take Two Interactive (2K Games)
This Pay TV advertisement is a Christmas themed promotion for the game Borderlands 3.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Pay 22/01/2020
0015-20 Shiseido Fragrance Division
This internet advertisement features a panning camera shot of a man in a white speedo standing on a cliff. He watches a woman in a white bikini in a boat below. He dives off the cliff then appears on the boat. He leans over to embrace and kiss the woman. A movie clapper appears in front of them and the words 'cut' can be heard.
Dismissed Toiletries Internet 22/01/2020
0017-20 Pretty Little Thing
This television advertisement opens on a Paris cityscape and features the band Little Mix. Scenes include: Montage of Little Mix posing around carousel in various outfits; Montage of Little Mix posing around decadent dining room in various outfits; Montage of Little Mix posing from viewpoint with Eiffel Tower; Group shot of Little Mix infront of Eiffel Tower.
Dismissed Clothing TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0032-20 Trivago
This television advertisement features two women at a hotel check-in desk. One woman is older with grey hair, while the other appears to be in her 20s or 30s. The older woman is quoted her price and goes to pay, but as she hands over her card the younger woman is quoted a price that is less than hers. The younger woman explains the benefits of using Trivago to book accommodation.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0046-20 Unilever Australasia
This television advertisement is for Lipton Iced Tea and features close ups of the sun, leaves and fruit, and then various scenes of people around a pool.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 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
0048-20 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 - Pay 22/01/2020
0049-20 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 - On Demand 22/01/2020
February 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
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
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
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

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