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April 2008
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
95-08 Kimberly-Clark Aust Pty Ltd
Kimberly-Clark - Kotex U - beaver accompanies young woman on daily activities "You only have one of them, so look after it"
Dismissed Toiletries 09/04/2008
97-08 Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Commonwealth Bank - boxing kangaroo
Dismissed Finance/Investment 09/04/2008
98-08 OGLU Industries (Club Shoop)
OGLU - Club Shoop - young woman wearing only white briefs, kneeling and smiling towards camera
Dismissed Entertainment Outdoor 09/04/2008
99-08 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Telstra - Bigpond Movies - men with guns infer shooting a woman, then shoot a man who comes thru the front door
Dismissed Telecommunications 09/04/2008
April 2009
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
95-09 Activision Pty Ltd
Activision - Call of Duty computer game. TV ad with images of figures killing each other.
Dismissed 08/04/2009
97-09 Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd
Johnson & Johnson 9709 - Nicorette newspaper ad with man asleep in bed with lit cigarette in his mouth.
Dismissed Health Products Print 08/04/2009
98-09 PBL Media
PBL Media (Channel 9) - Billboard ad for the TV series Underbelly on the Sydney M4.
Dismissed Entertainment Outdoor 08/04/2009
99-09 Ramp 2 Ramp
Ramp 2 Ramp - TV images of shop stock with end catch phrase of "Have you got the balls?"
Dismissed Clothing 08/04/2009
March 2010
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
95-10 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Telstra -IQ Remote Control (95/10)TV. Easy to use particularly for older people in the community.
Dismissed Telecommunications 10/03/2010
96-10 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Sensis - whereis.com (96/10) Cinema. Maps list road traffic safety camera locations
Dismissed Telecommunications Cinema 10/03/2010
98-10 Lion Nathan Aust Pty Ltd
Lion Nathan - Tooheys 98/10. TV ad with one man assisting another with repairs and then helps him to urinate
Dismissed Alcohol 10/03/2010
April 2000
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-00 eVentures Holdings Pty Ltd
eVentures (E-Loan - cow)
Dismissed Finance/Investment Print 11/04/2000
97-00 Beyond Films Ltd
Beyond Films - 'Cut' - Movie
Dismissed Entertainment 11/04/2000
98-00 Just Jeans Group
Just Jeans - sounds of sexual activity
Dismissed Clothing Radio 11/04/2000
May 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-01 Kemalda Entertainment Pty Ltd
Kemalda - Rodney Rude - 'Ya' Mum's Bum' - NZ sheep's tongues and large condom
Dismissed Entertainment 08/05/2001
97-01 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Camry - 'Ramp' - pixel man/roof skating/frisbee in mouth
Dismissed 08/05/2001
98-01 Icon Clothing Pty Ltd
Icon Clothing - Golf Punk - '19th'
Dismissed Clothing Outdoor 08/05/2001
99-01 Aurora Energy Pty Ltd
Aurora Energy - man says 'Poop' on receipt of his Aurora a/c
Dismissed 08/05/2001
April 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-02 VISA International
Visa - female Asian complaints soup is too salty, restaurant staff are thrown and kicked a la martial arts
Dismissed Finance/Investment 22/04/2002
97-02 Kolotex Aust Pty Ltd
Kolotex - Voodoo - men on leashes.
Dismissed Clothing Outdoor 22/04/2002
April 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-03 Saab Automobile Australia Pty Ltd
Saab - Limited Edition 9-3 Convertible - vehicle driven on wrong side of road/outside lane.
Dismissed 08/04/2003
98-03 Holden Ltd
Holden - Rodeo - truck broadsiding and skidding.
Dismissed 08/04/2003
99-03 Holden Ltd
Holden - Barina - four-wheel drifts and sudden turns.
Dismissed 08/04/2003
May 2004
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-04 Mattel Pty Ltd
Mattel - My Scene - Jammin' in Jamaica-scantily dressed dolls at pool party, fake bar and sipping drinks, attracting attention of male dolls
Dismissed 11/05/2004
98-04 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Fiesta - "shaking that ass"
Dismissed 11/05/2004
99-04 Austereo Pty Ltd
Austereo - 2DayFM/92.9 - "Crack the Code" competition - cartoon hippo wearing g-string exposing buttocks
Dismissed Media 11/05/2004
May 2005
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-05 Queensland Transport
Queensland Transport - dad & son driving to buy more gas for the bbq; Speeding 6 kms over the limit, he changes lane, swerves to miss car which has braked, runs off the road and hits woman pushing a pram, woman is , killed her blood is on baby,
Dismissed Community Awareness 10/05/2005
97-05 Yamaha Motor Aust Pty Ltd
Yamaha Motors - Boat engine - shows pleasurecraft with people not wearing life jackets
Dismissed 10/05/2005
98-05 Arnott's Biscuits Ltd
Arnott's - Tim Tams - Dangerous Liaisons - woman lying on back with a strip of ribbon-like fabric across her breasts and crotch, advertising three different flavoured Tim Tams, chilli, blackforest and creamy truffle
Dismissed Outdoor 10/05/2005
99-05 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Hilux 4WD - 'Get in or get out of the way' (TV) utility being driven in an underground carpark then suburbs and finally a rural setting. Vehicles fly out of the way and fence posts are uprooted.
Dismissed 10/05/2005
April 2006
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-06 David Jones Ltd
David Jones - Simone Perele lingerie - woman wearing bra and panty set, lying sideways on a bed of yellow flowers
Dismissed Clothing Outdoor 11/04/2006
97-06 Yooralla
Yooralla - long queue outside ladies' toilets - we see a confident-looking woman coming out of the men's toilet which was empty
Dismissed Employment Transport 11/04/2006
July 1998
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-98 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC Chicken - Godzilla
Dismissed 14/07/1998
99-98 Victorian WorkCover Authority
Victorian WorkCover Authority - "Man has fallen through roof."
Dismissed Insurance 14/07/1998
April 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
96-99 WorkCover Corporation
WorkCover Corp - 2 ads - naked man and woman in morgue
Dismissed Community Awareness 13/04/1999
97-99 Tyrepower
Tyrepower - photo of black woman
Dismissed Print 13/04/1999
98-99 Bank of Western Australia Ltd (Bankwest)
Bank of WA - Bankwest - "Over 50"
Dismissed Finance/Investment Radio 13/04/1999
99-99 Voluntary Euthanasia Society of NSW
Voluntary Euthanasia Soc of NSW - "June Burns has bladder cancer"
Dismissed Community Awareness 13/04/1999
April 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
97-07 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Telstra - Foxtel - father showing toddler in high chair how to throw a ball - using heads of broccoli
Dismissed Telecommunications 10/04/2007
98-07 Invocare
Invocare - White Lady Funerals - "A woman's understanding"
Dismissed Outdoor 10/04/2007
August 1998
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
97-98 Funkadelic
Funkadelic - "funking"
Dismissed Retail 11/08/1998
98-98 Australians for Fairer Tax Inc
Australians for fairer tax inc. - operating theatre
Dismissed Finance/Investment 11/08/1998
May 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
98-02 Austar Entertainment Pty Ltd
Austar - Super 12 Rugby - coach berating football team in locker room at halftime, camera pans back to see it's a team of small boys "Take your rugby seriously?"
Dismissed Entertainment 14/05/2002
99-02 Austar Entertainment Pty Ltd
Austar - family playing football in park - elderly man knocked to ground - "Take your League seriously?"
Dismissed Entertainment 14/05/2002
July 2019
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort ascending Category Media Determination date
0178-19 Coles
The advertisement in question was promoting Coles Salmon. The ad featured Curtis Stone on a fishing boat declaring that their salmon was sustainable.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 10/07/2019
0181-19 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Telstra advertisement about the launch of 5G
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 10/07/2019
0193-19 Roadshow Films
This bus stop advertisement for Child's Play features an image of a doll holding a knife.
Dismissed Entertainment Outdoor 10/07/2019
0194-19 Roadshow Films
Bus advertising for a movie called Child's Play depicting a frightening looking doll holding a knife. 
Dismissed Entertainment Transport 10/07/2019
0195-19 Roadshow Films
A billboard for a movie called Child's Play depicting a frightening looking doll holding a knife. 
Dismissed Entertainment Billboard 10/07/2019
0196-19 Roadshow Films
Large billboard with possessed and scary looking doll on a black and red background with the words Annabelle Comes Back.
Dismissed Entertainment Billboard 10/07/2019

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