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E.g., 10/08/2022
E.g., 10/08/2022
June 2017
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0231-17 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Advertisement for telecommunications services
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
0232-17 Universal Pictures
The ad for "The Mummy"
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
0233-17 ABC Tissue Products Pty Ltd
Displaying topless baby (Cupid) dancing in the clouds - hip hop, suggestive style.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
0239-17 ALDI Australia
A woman is returning a supermarket trolley to ALDI to retrieve the coin from the trolley bay. She is spinning the trolley around and riding dangerously on the trolley through the parking area of the supermarket. (My age is 72 but this was not an option on the selection)
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
0241-17 Samsung Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
It showed an Ostrich with a "gadget" on its face and it was running very fast. I would image the Ostrich was terrified and that is why it was running. Then it fell.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
0246-17 Mondelez International
Describing a person using cream cheese in a sexually suggestive way.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
0247-17 Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd
Perfect Italiano Perfect Pizza
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
May 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0231-18 Revlon Australia
Revlon make up with models strutting across the screens
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 09/05/2018
0232-18 Unilever Australasia
Dancing people with music playing using deodorant.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 09/05/2018
0234-18 Lion
Advertising on TV for Dare Iced Coffee
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 09/05/2018
0235-18 Mission Australia
Extreme violence and screamng
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 09/05/2018
May 2016
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0232-16 Ladyboy Cabaret
It showed lady boys from Thailand performing in little clothing on a stage.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 25/05/2016
0233-16 HTH Group
Home hardware store is a bullying ad were someone throw wood criticizing it, criticizes the tradie's, their dog and over all just bullies the group.
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Free to Air 25/05/2016
July 2014
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0233-14 Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd
A woman with cold/flu symptoms takes codral and soldiers on to a birthday party.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
0234-14 Electrodry
Advertisement displaying a couple on a couch reading the newspaper commenting on a 14 day satisfaction guarantee.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
0235-14 Aldi Australia
Aldi supermarket advertising Toys
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
0238-14 AAMI
This commercial that AAMI uses a young driver turning up to a set of lights and starts talking to the car next to him which has a young kid and his father waiting at a set of traffic lights portrays the wrong message to young drivers.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
0242-14 Dainty Group
Miley Cyrus new Australian tour Bangerz features Miley dancing and rolling around in sexually suggestive poses.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
0243-14 Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd
Descriptions of different types of nerve pain, symptoms and possible remedies.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
0249-14 Electrodry
The advertisement has a female and male sitting on a couch.The male moves his shoe across the carpetThe female comments, "I know, they should be professionally done over at least once per year."The male retorts, "If only I was so lucky."
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
May 2017
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0234-17 Sportsbet
Featuring Ben Johnson -Gold medallist 1988 Olympics
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling TV - Free to Air 24/05/2017
June 2015
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0235-15 Yum Restaurants International
The KFC TV advertisement shows a man walking out of a fruit & vegetable shop confused by the available fresh salad ingredients inside, then it shows him walking away from that scenario eating a KFC wrap, happy.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 10/06/2015
0236-15 Sportsbet
5 or 6 20-30year olds are hiking in the wilderness to the top of a hill/small mountain. When the get to the summit the take out a mobile phone with a selfie stick and make out like they are going to take a photograph (selfie) but instead start watching a horse race.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 10/06/2015
0237-15 Ashley Madison - Avid Life
A woman wields a baseball bat indicating she may wish to harm, injure or kill her spouse. So to feel alive again and save her marriage or to prevent her harming her spouse, she is encouraged to have an affair.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Professional Services TV - Free to Air 10/06/2015
May 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0236-18 Campbell's Australia
The Advertisement encourages people to buy Arnotts biscuits by claiming they are "made by Australians for Australians"
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 23/05/2018
0240-18 Highgrove Bathrooms
Ayden and Jess turn their back on a child left in the bath, going against kid safe advice.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 23/05/2018
0242-18 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
A new VW utility vehicle is being advertised and the tag line is something like “makes you say yeah” with a seagull squawk.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 23/05/2018
0243-18 Kraft Heinz
The advert is depicting children in the school playground opening their school lunchboxes. Kids with healthy unpackaged food lunchboxes are depicted as being unhappy with their lunches, whilst kids with a piece of Kraft Singles cheese are seen to be happy with their lunch. The ad is promoting Kraft Singles as simple for lunches.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 23/05/2018
0244-18 Nestle Australia Ltd
Uncles Toby’s Oats makes numerous claims, backed by statistics flashing across the screen in front of wind turbines, about the amount of energy Uncle Toby’s Oats produces.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 23/05/2018
0245-18 Stan
Joining Stan pay tv
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 23/05/2018
0246-18 Sojo Pty Ltd
Double entendres. Offensive. (Aware you might take it as a given that, given my age, I am an old prude. On the contrary! I am a teacher of adolescent boys and a mother of 6 (4 boys).
Dismissed Clothing TV - Free to Air 23/05/2018
0247-18 Crimsafe
An old lady is sitting at home having a cup of tea watching the television when she hears a noise, a voiceover says that "break ins often happen while people are at home" there is more noise and movement and the lady looks frightened. It then talks about how crimsafe products can keep you safe.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 23/05/2018
July 2014
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0237-14 Nutricia Australasia Pty Ltd
The ad for Karicare has children holding little signs with writing on the signs telling us the benfits of their particular formula.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 23/07/2014
0247-14 Quit Victoria
The advertisement is a visual shock value add. It uses a narrator telling the audience that smoking is "eating you alive" while showing graphic images of disease ridden and necrotic tissue, including quite disturbing close ups of horrific facial damage. It then goes on to list stroke as another side effect. It ends with the the voice over "Smoking is eating You alive".
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 23/07/2014
0248-14 Samsung Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
The advertisement has an adult male (father?), and a child aged maybe 6 or 7 years, in the centre of an ancient roman type arena with animals, fighters about to attack, with a packed audience looking on.Then the ad switches to the lounge room with the adult and child watching the scene in which they were potentially involved in.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 23/07/2014
0253-14 Cantarella Group
The advertisement features a young boy talking to the camera about drinking good coffee. He says that he is only allowed one per day so it better be a good one. The boy is an actor from Modern Family (Rico Rodriguez) who plays the character of Manny in the show.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 23/07/2014
June 2016
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0237-16 Health World Limited
Inner Health Plus animated characters advertise all products are good for you and are cool in the fridge
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 08/06/2016
0240-16 Treasury Wine Estates
Humans pushing themselves to the limits. Ballet dancer, bull fighting.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 08/06/2016
0241-16 A2 Milk
A2 Platinum® Premium Infant Formula, Follow-on Formula and Toddler Milk Drink are nutritionally tailored providing key age-specific ingredients which are essential for growth and development.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 08/06/2016
0242-16 iSelect Pty Ltd
2 semi-naked men jumped from platform to the pool.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 08/06/2016
0243-16 iSelect Pty Ltd
A woman double tapping a TV and the TV worked. Then she does the same thing but double taps the fish tank and then she double taps the wall and a guy’s couch starts to shake, then she taps the wall and then he gets naked on the couch!
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 08/06/2016
0246-16 LHD Lawyers
An advertisement for the possible need of Lawyers to make a claim.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 08/06/2016
0247-16 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Australia
This advertisement shows a large shaggy dog running into the family house leaving footprints and dirt on the floors. The father in the family drags the dog along the floor by its forearms and into the bathroom for a wash. Consequently the man ends up with muscle soreness.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 08/06/2016
0249-16 realestate.com.au
2 couples are having dinner together and chatting, the successful couple used "realestate.com.au" and the 'fail' couple didn't.
Dismissed Real Estate TV - Free to Air 08/06/2016
June 2015
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0241-15 Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Ad for an 'uncut' DVD of the film Shades of Grey which has appeared every night for over a week during the program Bargain Hunt between 6.50-7.30pm.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 24/06/2015
0245-15 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
A group of females and one man doing yoga in park. As the group bends over, the man stares at a females bum.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 24/06/2015
0247-15 Sexpo Pty Ltd
As for sexpo dates and entertainment to be provided at the event
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 24/06/2015
0250-15 Darwin Red Devil Fishing Charters
Fishing charters a shark is being caught and a women is screaming loudly.
Dismissed Sport and Leisure TV - Free to Air 24/06/2015
0251-15 Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd
A tv commercial channel ten for bonds girls underwear.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 24/06/2015
0252-15 iSelect Pty Ltd
Don't bury your head in the sand, let iSelect help you choose health insurance.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 24/06/2015

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