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March 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
38-03 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - woman in red bikini drinking Coke.
Dismissed Outdoor 11/03/2003
March 2004
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38-04 Suzuki Australia Pty Limited
Suzuki - adults & kids jumping from jetty
Dismissed 09/03/2004
March 2005
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38-05 Mercedes-Benz Aust/Pacific P/L
DaimlerChrysler - Mercedes Benz - "We should be born old and and then we would have more " portrays a sex scene with a man and woman in bed
Dismissed 08/03/2005
February 2006
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
38-06 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Lexus IS250 - black car with wheels splashing water under a diver on springboard and two black bulls to left and right. Diver and bulls merge into car and car drives through water towards camera and stops.
Dismissed 14/02/2006
380-05 Domino's Pizza Australia Pty Ltd
Domino's - three girls undo their jeans in preparation for the pizza delivery guy - when they open door, he says "Keep your pants on, you'll be satisfied, not stuffed"
Dismissed 14/02/2006
383-05 Davey Products Pty Ltd
Davey - Torrium - woman abuses husband because she had no hot water in the bathroom
Dismissed 14/02/2006
384-05 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - young mother with bowl of healthy salad, but daughter has only a small pack of fries
Dismissed 14/02/2006
385-05 Sunbeam Corporation Ltd
Sunbeam - Wet to Dry Hair Straightener - woman waiting in car honks horn for husband to hurry up - she gets ready faster with new appliance
Dismissed 14/02/2006
40-06 Titan Enterprises (Qld) Pty Ltd
Titan Enterprises - man driving 1961 Thunderbird with father lounging in back seat - appears as if neither wears a seatbelt - son shows Dad snake collection
Dismissed 14/02/2006
February 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
380-00 Personalised Plates Queensland
Personalised Plates Qld - 'Twiggy'
Dismissed Outdoor 13/02/2001
381-00 None
NetRegistry - 'We've Got You Covered' - Condom
Dismissed Print 13/02/2001
December 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
380-99 Agni
Agni Restaurant "Dripping Pork Pies"
Dismissed Print 07/12/1999
381-99 Gatorade Aust Pty Ltd
Gatorade Co of Aust - "Bus - male prisoners"
Dismissed 07/12/1999
382-99 Plant Liquidators
Plant Liquidators - 'frigging cheap'
Dismissed 07/12/1999
387-99 Arnott's Biscuits Ltd
Arnott's - Vita Wheat - Woman on swing.
Dismissed 07/12/1999
391-99 Australian Dairy Corporation
Australian Dairy Corporation - butter - father burns tree at barbeque
Dismissed 07/12/1999
395-99 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Oak - truncated 'shit'
Dismissed 07/12/1999
396-99 Schweppes Cottee's
Cadbury Schweppes - Solo - sperm bank
Dismissed 07/12/1999
November 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
381-03 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Hilux 4WD - young man on escalator wearing t-shirt with "Wordl's Best Street Fighter" taunted by gang going in opposite direction. Rear of t-shirt reads "you'll think you're unbreakable"
Dismissed 11/11/2003
383-03 Oxley's On The River
Oxley's On the River - 'Party hard, apologise later'.
Dismissed Outdoor 11/11/2003
386-03 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC - fountain breaks and water sprays everywhere.
Dismissed 11/11/2003
388-03 Kimberly-Clark Aust Pty Ltd
Kimberly-Clark - Kleenex Viva paper towels - child shakes fizzy drink bottle and it accidentally sprays over mother, mother playfully sprays child with water.
Dismissed 11/11/2003
389-03 LG Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
LG Electronics - Flatron LCD computer monitor - 'Thin is beautiful'.
Dismissed Print 11/11/2003
390-03 Nestle Ice Cream
Nestle - Peters Heaven Ice Cream - 'Truffle' - woman lying in middle of chocolate dessert with bottom showing.
Dismissed Outdoor 11/11/2003
392-03 Cool Aqua Springs
Cool Aqua Springs - man carrying huge water bottle eyes girl, and bottle explodes
Dismissed 11/11/2003
397-03 LG Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
LG Electronics - Flatron Plasma Screens - car collides with truck and plunges over cliff.
Dismissed 11/11/2003
September 2009
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
383-09 STA Travel Pty Ltd
STA Travel - (383/09) Internet "cheap ass flights" banner
Dismissed Internet 09/09/2009
388-09 Whirlpool
Whirlpool - (388/09) TV Newton/Meldrum "bend over" for producers
Dismissed 09/09/2009
October 2006
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
384-06 TRUenergy
TRUenergy - man driving with megaphone stops near kids buying ice cream and asks if they'd like a free brochure
Dismissed 10/10/2006
385-06 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Camry Sportivo - car overtakes caravan
Dismissed 10/10/2006
394-06 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - woman says girls always choose guy who can last whole night long over a guy who can't
Dismissed Radio 10/10/2006
395-06 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - man saying "if you have a girlfriend, boyfriend, wife or you're planning to have fling, you want to give it your all, or your best shot
Dismissed Radio 10/10/2006
October 2008
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
384-08 TrueLocal
TrueLocal - woman divulges too much personal information how she and partner play "hide the sausage" and "experiment with foodstuffs"
Dismissed 08/10/2008
385-08 TrueLocal
TrueLocal - Plumber - woman raves on about bladder problems
Dismissed Print 08/10/2008
386-08 TrueLocal
TrueLocal - name dropper - effeminate man at al fresco cafe raving about all the local celebrities he knows
Dismissed 08/10/2008
387-08 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - Johnny Boot - "Hey Johnny don't go slow - put it up your nose and away you go" to sound of catchy pop song
Dismissed Radio 08/10/2008
392-08 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - Want longer lasting censored?
Dismissed Outdoor 08/10/2008
397-08 Puratap Pty Ltd
Puratap - your own body filters the chemicals in water if you don't have Puratap
Dismissed Radio 08/10/2008
399-08 Big Mobile Pty Ltd
Big Mobile - Mobilepussy - women fondling themselves, rubbing each other, grabbing breasts and vaginas
Dismissed 08/10/2008
November 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
389-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonalds - Driving Test - boy passes driving test and takes a carload of mates to McDonalds - parks too far from drive-thru window and parks crookedly in space
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 19/11/2007
February 2008
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39-08 Blinck Mobile
Blinck Mobile - Naughty Games - Hot Strip Poker Text STRIP to 191198
Dismissed 13/02/2008
40-08 Buzzbee Toys
Buzzbee Toys - Steady Stream Water Warrior - boys spraying near computer equipment
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 13/02/2008
November 2007
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390-07 BMW Group Australia Ltd
BMW - M3 Outdoor - "It's not how fast you go. It's how you go fast".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Outdoor 13/11/2007
391-07 BMW Group Australia Ltd
BMW - M3 - Internet - "Fast is not just about horsepower but how powerful your horses are. It's not how fast you go but how you go fast..."
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Internet 13/11/2007
October 2008
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391-08 Addbuild Master Builders Pty Ltd
Addbuild - cat - review of 153/02
Dismissed Radio 30/10/2008
November 2004
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394-03 Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts - Sony Playstation - Rugby 2004 - man kicks dog while imagining it is football.
Dismissed 11/11/2004
February 2007
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4-07 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - 3 ads - sung to Jingle Bells, Santa speaking, shopping vouchers
Dismissed Radio 13/02/2007
January 2009
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4-09 Australian Sports Commission
Australian Sports Commission - young brit saying how poor the aussies are at sport
Dismissed Internet 21/01/2009
February 1998
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort ascending Media Determination date
4-98 AAMI
AAMI - American movie star
Dismissed 10/02/1998
March 2001
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40-01 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - elderly woman on electric mobility scooter
Dismissed 13/03/2001

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