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August 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0243-20 iSelect
This television advertisement features an animated woman in the dark attempting to light a match. She finally gets it lit, and her hair catches on fire. A voice over details ways you can save money on household bills.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 26/08/2020
0245-20 Foxtel
This TV on demand advertisement features a man (Greg) as a spectator at what appears to be a sporting event.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - On Demand 26/08/2020
0247-20 McGrath Estate Agents
This television advertisement is for a property development and features the on screen text "No BS" and the voiceover "This is a no bulls -BLEEP- t ad for apartments"
Dismissed Real Estate TV - Free to Air 26/08/2020
0249-20 Lion Beer Australia
This television advertisement features an image of a man buying beer and skateboarding.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 26/08/2020
0250-20 McDonald’s Australia Limited
This Pay TV advertisement depicts a family on a busy weekend morning, getting ready, stopping for coffee and then going to a child's soccer match.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Pay 26/08/2020
0251-20 McDonald’s Australia Limited
This television advertisement depicts a family on a busy weekend morning, getting ready, stopping for coffee and then going to a child's soccer match.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 26/08/2020
0252-20 SOJO Pty Ltd
This television advertisement depicts two men with towels around their waists spraying deodorant in each others armpits and on themselves. The men smell themselves and make sounds as they do so.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 26/08/2020
0254-20 Porsche Cars Australia
There are five versions of this print advertisement which feature an image of a red car driving around a corner on a mountain road. Underneath the image is the text, "More of what you love. The new Macan GTS. When perfection isn't good enough, demand more. The new Macan GTS delivers with a high-performance 2.9 litre twin-turbo V6 engine, unleashing a menacing 280KW/370 horsepower."
Dismissed Automotive Print 26/08/2020
0228-20 Amazon Prime Video
This Instagram advertisement is promotion for Season 2 the adult series The Boys.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Internet - Social - Instagram 26/08/2020
0255-20 SOJO Pty Ltd
This Pay TV advertisement for Tradies deodorant depicts two men in a bathtub, one wearing a shower cap. One of the men washes his hair as the other pulls a boombox out of the water.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries TV - Pay 26/08/2020
0203-20 Dapco
This television advertisement features five women in red and white cheerleader uniforms. They each have a letter on the front of their uniform which spells 'DAPCO'.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 26/08/2020
August 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0229-20 Stan
This television advertisement is promoting the Stan programme 'Relic'.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 12/08/2020
0230-20 McDonald’s Australia Limited
This television advertisement features a man driving through a McDonald's drive through at night with a small baby asleep in the back seat. It includes a promotion for $2 coffee.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 12/08/2020
0231-20 One to One Diet
This television advertisement features an animated woman standing on a stage singing into a microphone about a new diet.
Dismissed Slimming TV - Free to Air 12/08/2020
0232-20 Menulog
This TV on Demand advertisement is styled as a music video and features Snoop Dogg.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - On Demand 12/08/2020
0233-20 Kimberly-Clark
This television advertisement features a voice over stating, "Here's Lisa. She got no assistance lifting this heavy bag of cement and sprang a leak. But Lisa has Poise. New Poise Thin and Discreet Extra pads are 45% thinner than Poise Extra pads with the same protection. It takes poise."
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 12/08/2020
0234-20 Galderma Australia Pty Ltd
This TV on Demand advertisement features two teenage girls sitting on some stairs looking at their phones.
Dismissed Health Products TV - On Demand 12/08/2020
0235-20 Renault Australia
This television advertisement is a promotion for the Renault Koleos and features a family running towards the car from house (father, mother & two children) and they pack their belongings into the boot.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 12/08/2020
0246-20 Stan
This radio advertisement is promoting the Stan programme 'Relic'.
Dismissed Entertainment Radio 12/08/2020
0238-20 PVH Brands
This Internet advertisement features two product listings of a woman in a green, pattered brief and bralette set. In the first listing the woman has her hands by her side, and in the second she has one hand on her hip.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Internet 12/08/2020
0240-20 Menulog
This Youtube advertisement is styled as a music video and features Snoop Dogg.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Internet - Social - Other 12/08/2020
0241-20 Dollhouse Showgirls
This mobile billboard advertisement features images of naked women and details of the business.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry Billboard - Mobile 12/08/2020
0244-20 National Australia Bank
This Pay TV advertisement features scenes of people viewed from above, going about their day. Scenes include a man unloading a truck, a woman walking with coffees, two children walking with a football.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment TV - Pay 12/08/2020
July 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0223-20 LNDR
This advertisement is displayed at a bus stop and depicts a woman from the side/behind wearing only sports tights and sneakers. Her arm is held across her breasts. Text on screen states "Buy less, good stuff".
Dismissed Clothing Billboard - Digital 22/07/2020
0224-20 SOJO Pty Ltd
This television advertisement has three versions and is for Tradies deodorant. All three versions feature two men in a bathroom setting.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
0225-20 Supagas
This television advertisement features a man delivering a gas bottle to a house. He passes the owner of the house, and his neighbour. The owner and neighbour discuss the speed of the delivery and the benefits of the provider. At the end of the advertisement, a woman appears from the neighbour's front door and yells, "Where's me gas bottle Greg?"
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
0227-20 Insured Nation
This internet advertisement depicts an image of a woman sitting in a vehicle with one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding a mobile phone as she looks at it. The image is close up and it is unclear whether the vehicle is on a road, parked, or in traffic.
Dismissed Insurance Internet 22/07/2020
0217-20 McDonald’s Australia Limited
This advertisement is a game application called Happy Studio App for McDonalds. It is available for downloading to a mobile device.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue App 22/07/2020
0222-20 Lotterywest
This television advertisement depicts a man at a sink about the wash his hands when he hears yelling from a cubicle. A man comes out of the cubicle holding toilet paper and yelling and hugs the first man.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
0214-20 Telstra
This television advertisement depicts a large floating geometric block, used to represent carbon.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
0219-20 Maze Distribution
This advertisement is a brochure and features a testimonial stating “When I opened the packages is was immediately evident from the quality of manufacture and finish of the components that it had not been made in China. This was quickly endorsed by the tremendously clear and logical assembly instructions and upon completion, the excellence of the finished product and its level of detail. (As a professional engineer) I wish to offer my congratulations to you for a quite exceptional product.”
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services Print 22/07/2020
0216-20 Amazon Prime Video
This television advertisement is a promotion for the program Last One Laughing in which a group of comedians are locked in a room together, and features scenes from the program interspersed with the comedians speaking to camera in an interview style.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
0226-20 Sonus Complete
This advertisement is a YouTube video embedded in a website and begins with a man saying "Almost three years ago, I was holding a gun to my head, ready to blow my brains out, while my entire family watched in horror."
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Health Products Internet 22/07/2020
0218-20 Conga Foods
This television advertisement for Squeaky Gate Olive Oil features a fictional cooking show celebrity making a comeback on her new program ‘The Way it Should Be’. It opens with a host talking to camera about features and benefits of the brand before going off script.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
0220-20 Menulog
This television advertisement is styled as a music video and features Snoop Dogg.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
0221-20 Westpac Group
This television advertisement depicts a man in a fast food drive-through lane negotiating the price of his meal as horns honk behind him.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
July 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0209-20 Horizon Plastic Surgery
This billboard advertisement features an image of a middle aged woman wearing glasses who is frowning. The text above the image reads "HOME + SCHOOLING =".
Dismissed Health Products Billboard 08/07/2020
0211-20 Southtrade International
This Facebook advertisement features an eight minute video of a live interview between host Lewie "Dunni" Dunn and Karl Stefanovic which is a content collaboration between Brown Cardigan and sponsor Fireball Whisky.
Dismissed Alcohol Internet - Social - Facebook 08/07/2020
0212-20 13cabs
This outdoor advertisement features a woman standing on the side of the road with her arm out hailing a taxi. The text on the advertisement states 'Need a quick ride?'.
Dismissed Travel Outdoor 08/07/2020
0202-20 Australian Gas Networks
This digital billboard advertisement features the words, "Greener than anything you're cooking tonight. Love Cleaner Energy, Love Natural Gas" and a picture of man in kitchen holding a tray of lasagne.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services Billboard - Digital 08/07/2020
0163-20 Opti-Pharm Pty Ltd
This television advertisement opens with a black screen and the words “Studies show that being overweight can impair your immune system” followed by a montage of images.
Dismissed Slimming TV - Free to Air 08/07/2020
0205-20 Afends Clothing
This email advertisement features the heading 'wake and bake' and multiple images of women smoking.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Email 08/07/2020
0197-20 Dreame
This Facebook advertisement features and excerpt of a story called 'Abused and Broken' available through the advertised app. The story's main characters are a teenage girl, Ember, who is a werewolf who is sexually and physically abused by her father and a teenage boy, Blaze, who is an Alpha werewolf. The story ends with the text: "Will Blaze, the Alpha of future come to save Ember and figure out that she is his mate? Continue to read on Abused and broken." The story is accompanied by an illustrated image of a girl embracing a large, black wolf in bed.
Dismissed Entertainment Internet - Social - Facebook 08/07/2020
0200-20 Foxtel
This series of television advertisements are promoting Fox Sports and feature the song 'Black Betty'.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 08/07/2020
0201-20 Bayer Australia
This television on demand advertisement features Australian YouTube entertainers “SketchShe” onboard a fictional airline “SketchShe Airlines”. They dance with passengers to a choreographed routine and sing:
Dismissed Health Products TV - On Demand 08/07/2020
0206-20 ALDI Australia
This YouTube advertisement features a talking air fryer which provides information on the air fryer's features and inclusions. The advertisement includes the phrase, "I've got more accessories than a teenage girl".
Dismissed House Goods Services Internet - Social - Other 08/07/2020
0207-20 RAC Insurance
This television advertisement features a father and young daughter in a bathroom. The father is standing and his daughter is sitting on the vanity next to him. They both rub moisturiser into their face.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 08/07/2020
0208-20 Craveable Brands
This television advertisement features a male standing in front of a mirror. He says something in a squeaky voice, then eats one of the products, he then says the same thing in a much deeper voice.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 08/07/2020
June 2020
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0188-20 Wicked Campers
This transport advertisement on the back of a campervan features the faded text, "There's two types of people, ones that love it up the arse and ones that don't know they'll love it up the ****." The last word has been covered with tape.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Travel Transport 24/06/2020
0185-20 ReAmped Energy
This TV On Demand advertisement features various toys speaking in a young girl's bedroom.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - On Demand 24/06/2020

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