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December 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
306-02 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - Telstra SMS - man watching TV won't answer phone - girl does, and finds it's him on mobile - he says "While you're up, can you change the channel?"
Dismissed 10/12/2002
307-02 Jaguar Australia
Jaguar - 'James Bond' XK Jaguar being driven at speed on ice (aka Die Another Day"
Dismissed 10/12/2002
November 2004
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
306-04 Norman Hotel
Norman Hotel - "the worst vegetarian restaurant and we're proud of it" - promoting their meat meals
Dismissed Radio 09/11/2004
308-04 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - drivers stop to change places - ad shows 3 different cars
Dismissed 09/11/2004
September 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
306-07 Pro Group Pty Ltd
Pro Group - Kawasaki - motor cycle described as missile and weapon
Dismissed Radio 11/09/2007
308-07 Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd
Kosciusko Thredbo - men chatting at bar, another approaches to join them, but they sign "Sorry we are deaf". When he leaves they continue chatting in English
Dismissed 11/09/2007
September 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
306-99 Groupe SEB Aust Pty Ltd
Groupe SEB - Tefal Kettle
Dismissed 14/09/1999
307-99 Aurora Energy Pty Ltd
Aurora Energy - Pay As You Go Smart Card
Dismissed 14/09/1999
August 2008
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
307-08 Holden Ltd
Holden - Astra - 'big where it counts'
Dismissed 13/08/2008
308-08 Haggle co
Haggle Co - 'little person' called Little Mark - pun on furniture has a 'little mark'
Dismissed 13/08/2008
309-08 Barkley's Advertising
Barkley's - Fone Works - Girl in black & white maids apron on phone in a kitchen shows buttocks with just g-string
Dismissed 13/08/2008
February 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
307-98 Aedonna
Aedonna - logo - woman with angel's wings, naked man each side
Dismissed Print 09/02/1999
308-98 Ferrero Australia Pty Ltd (Ferrero Rocher)
Ferrero Australia - Ferrero Rocher - large house at night
Dismissed 09/02/1999
310-98 Holden Ltd
Holden - Astra - "You Sexy Thing"
Dismissed 09/02/1999
315-98 Modern Group of Companies
Modern Group of Companies - "Chicken on a spit."
Dismissed 09/02/1999
316-98 National Capital Private Hospital
National Capital Private Hospital - "Priest"
Dismissed 09/02/1999
November 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
308-01 Stuart Alexander & Co Pty Ltd
Stuart Alexander - Campino Strawberries & Cream - sweets offered by strangers
Dismissed 13/11/2001
309-01 Geraldton Blinds and Curtains
Geraldton Blinds and Curtains - peeping tom
Dismissed 13/11/2001
October 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
308-03 IKEA
IKEA - father breaks leg - "stand-in dad"
Dismissed 14/10/2003
309-03 Wrigley Co Pty Ltd The
Wrigley - Eclipse - Indian woman accepts lift then brings family.
Dismissed 14/10/2003
313-03 Saab Automobile Australia Pty Ltd
Saab - 9-5 Aero Sedan and SportEstate - 'capable of 0-100 in just 6.9 seconds'.
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
314-03 Saab Automobile Australia Pty Ltd
Saab - 9-3 Series - 'Aerotic'.
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
315-03 Volvo Car Aust Pty Ltd
Volvo - car spraying mud.
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
316-03 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Volkswagen - Bora - 'surprisingly quick' (print)
Dismissed 14/10/2003
317-03 Ateco Automotive Pty Limited
Ateco - Alfa Romeo - 147 GTA - 'propels you to 100km/h in a mere 6.3 seconds'
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
318-03 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon - 'carve up the road' - 'heart racing' - 'a mind blowing 260kw'.
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
319-03 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - RX8 - car crosses lanes without indicating; does not have number plates.
Dismissed 14/10/2003
November 2005
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
308-05 Wrigley Co Pty Ltd The
Wrigley - Eclipse - "Smoke cigar blow kisses" with image of pack of mints
Dismissed Outdoor 08/11/2005
316-05 Golden Circle Ltd
Golden Circle - Original Juice - in Florida it's illegal to be intimate with a porcupine. Prostitute asks porcupine "how's business?"
Dismissed 08/11/2005
317-05 Valcorp Fine Foods Pty Ltd
Valcorp - Dilmah Tea - Ceylonese picking tea leaves then serving white people with the tea in an elegant setting
Dismissed 08/11/2005
November 2000
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
309-00 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - French Fries - child facing back window of car pulling faces at adult
Dismissed 14/11/2000
316-00 Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
Meat & Livestock - Lamb - vegetarian guest at family dinner
Dismissed 14/11/2000
February 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
309-02 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Triton Ute - med admiring Ute saying 'Ken Beauty'
Dismissed 11/02/2003
312-02 Holden Ltd
Holden - Astra - cherry from bag of fruit floating in air inside car, moving between front and back seats in relation to movement of car
Dismissed 11/02/2003
315-02 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Triton Ute - 'Ken Beauty' (radio).
Dismissed Radio 11/02/2003
316-02 Ateco Automotive Pty Limited
Ateco - Alfa Romeo - young woman at board meeting thinking instead of driving car.
Dismissed 11/02/2003
July 2009
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
309-09 Rheem Hot Water
Rheem TV - images of children showering with voice over
Dismissed 08/07/2009
April 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
31-02 Subway Sandwiches & Salads
Subway - customers quiz employees on freshness
Dismissed 09/04/2002
March 2005
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
31-05 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Coco Pops - monkey is street racing whilst uttering "Eat My Dust"
Dismissed 08/03/2005
August 2006
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
311-06 Hungry Jacks
Hungry Jacks - Superman Returns - drink tumblers available for $2 with meals
Dismissed 08/08/2006
December 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
314-01 Carter Holt Harvey Tissue Aust Pty Ltd
Carter Holt Harvey - Sorbent Extra Thick - boy locks himself in loo
Dismissed 11/12/2001
318-01 Crane Aluminium Systems
Crane Aluminium - Amplimesh - 2 ads - 'Keep out unwanted pests' and 'Pest protection for summer'
Dismissed Print 11/12/2001
319-01 Burger King Aust Pty Ltd
Burger King - Xtreme Bacon & Cheese Whopper and Coke - psychotherapy - 'We know what you want'
Dismissed 11/12/2001
October 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
315-07 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Triton - driver of automatic car has a hand free to grab the neck of his passenger, whose singing he doesn't like
Dismissed Radio 09/10/2007
September 2008
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
315-08 Cartridge World
Cartridge World - image coming out of printer shows woman covering naked breasts - printer ink runs out - at CW your ink would never run out
Dismissed 10/09/2008
December 2004
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
317-04 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - Fanta - "get an earful" - visual shows an ear sucking Fanta through a straw
Dismissed 07/12/2004
March 2001
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32-01 Nintendo Australia Pty Limited
Nintendo - Pat Cash - 'I play with it'
Dismissed 13/03/2001
February 2007
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32-07 Sunshine Toyota
Sunshine Toyota - "bugger" used in take off of cricket commentators
Dismissed 13/02/2007
February 2009
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
32-09 Planbuild
Planbuild - Billboard of naked woman wearing a tool belt and holding a saw across her chest
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Outdoor 11/02/2009
May 1998
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
32-98 Bushells Pty Ltd
Bushells Pty Ltd - Cathy Freeman
Dismissed 12/05/1998

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