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July 2014
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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
0276-14 My Plates
Www.manproof. Com.au. Man picking nose and wipes it on car door.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 23/07/2014
June 2018
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0264-18 Transport for NSW
The ad's slogan is Yeah, Nah and depicts a driver making a last minute decision to overtake a truck, before crashing into an oncoming vehicle with a family in it.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 06/06/2018
July 2018
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0306-18 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
There is a kids costume party, one kid dresses as a transformer car then he uses that car to reverse in between two children and sit next to a little girl.  
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
August 2014
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0326-14 Cure Brain Cancer foundation
This ad showed a child in hospital with a brain tumor removal scar across his forehead. The ad was raising awareness of childhood brain tumours.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
0338-14 AAMI
An entire family sharing the same bath
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
January 2018
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0003-18 Sportsbet
A group of white males standing around betting on horse races with a black man in uniform standing by a fire place. The black man is asked a question.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
February 2016
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0015-16 Carl Jnr Burgers
Advertising a hamburger : woman on beach eating hamburger
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 10/02/2016
August 2017
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0357-17 Sexpo Pty Ltd
I dont believe its necessary or appropriate to advertise sexpo during family viewing times my 6 yr old was watching this and its inappropriate.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 09/08/2017
February 2019
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0030-19 Metricon Homes
The ad displayed a naked woman in the bath tub cleaning her shoulder. 
Dismissed Real Estate TV - Free to Air 06/02/2019
September 2014
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0365-14 Puppetry of the Penis
Puppetry of the Penis stage shows
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 10/09/2014
July 2019
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0210-19 Roadshow Films
Television advertisement for movie "Annabelle Comes Home" 
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 10/07/2019
February 2019
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0043-19 Uber
Tennis stars advertising Uber Eats
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 20/02/2019
February 2016
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0047-16 Youi Car Insurance
Ppecific Youi ad. The Presenter of the ad walks across a floor of a studio with dozens of unsafe electrical cables strewn across the floor as he talks about Youi products.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 24/02/2016
October 2019
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0325-19 Seafolly
This television advertisement depicts various women in swimwear, mowing the lawn, walking dogs, playing in the pool.
Dismissed Clothing TV - Free to Air 09/10/2019
February 2018
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0051-18 BP Australia Pty Ltd
Using a mobile phone at a petrol station which some idiots will take for granted and use it for other stuff and blow them up
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 21/02/2018
November 2019
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0362-19 Carlton United Brewery
This television advertisement features the claim that in 2020 VB will be brewed with 100% solar.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 13/11/2019
September 2017
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0384-17 Roadshow Films
Advertising for a horror movie "IT", advertised in prime time television - movie has an "R" rating.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 13/09/2017
February 2017
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0063-17 Yum Restaurants International
A group of youths were watching TV and wanted to turn on the air conditioning
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 22/02/2017
March 2020
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0078-20 Universal Pictures
There are two versions of this television advertisement which feature scenes from the film 'The Invisible Man'.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 25/03/2020
October 2016
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0408-16 Holden Ltd
It is about trying a ute. Mentions a new definition for truck stop. Here is the link on YouTube to the ad https://youtu.be/QLbfxriy7vU
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/10/2016
October 2014
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0412-14 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
The ad shows the several ways in which the Honda CRV is superior to competitors, including having a reversing camera
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 08/10/2014
July 2020
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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
September 2020
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0253-20 Harrigan Motor Group
This television advertisement depicts a man dressed in female clothing (a pink skirt suit and red hair wig) shopping for a vehicle. The car salesman repeatedly suggests that she may be interested in a Ranger and she dismisses him several times, however eventually drives away in a Ranger.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 09/09/2020
November 2020
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0327-20 Fallon Solutions Pty Ltd
This television advertisement features a woman and man discussing a leaking sink. He proposes fixing it with duct tape. She instead uses the duct tape to restrain him while she calls a plumber to fix the sink.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 11/11/2020
March 2017
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0106-17 Studiocanal
The ad was promoting the movie Gold.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 22/03/2017
March 2021
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0050-21 Specsavers
This television advertisement depicts people plying beach volleyball, and it shows a player jumping up and hitting a live bird, thinking it was the ball.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 10/03/2021
October 2017
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0439-17 Parfums Christian Dior
Young lady, Natalie Portman frollicking around various locations in beautiful dresses.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 11/10/2017
March 2016
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0114-16 WorkSafe Victoria
The importance of having Worksafe procedures in place in the workplace to prevent injury.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 23/03/2016
March 2017
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0118-17 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
In a poor attempt at humour to identify and outline health contents of the cereal. The advert utilise an offensive camp voice over for the "goldfish" character.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 08/03/2017
July 2021
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0191-21 Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
This television advertisement depicts two adult siblings at the dinner table competing over the last piece of beef.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 14/07/2021
October 2018
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0456-18 Nestle Australia Ltd
Ad promoting Optifast.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 24/10/2018
August 2021
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0230-21 Paramount+
This television advertisement is promoting the film Infinite on Paramount+.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 25/08/2021
April 2017
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0140-17 Tabcorp Holdings Limited
Various scenes depicting people excessively excited after receiving notification of big wins via their mobile, after initialling placing their bets via their mobile. One scene depicted a guy in a dentist chair (mouth wide open with a clamp) going berserk with excitement.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 12/04/2017
April 2018
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0148-18 Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Ltd
Hyundai I20 - Shows a person sitting in a vehicle whilst being towed on the trailer of a truck on a road, which is illegal on an Australian road
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 11/04/2018
December 2014
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0507-14 Fantasy Lingerie
Girls wearing sexy/fantasy lingerie posing on all fours and with their legs open.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
December 2017
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0518-17 Hungry Jacks
A man is consuming a healthy beverage ie: wheatgrass juice at a health food bar and the plastic burger phone rings he answers it and a voice is telling him to ditch the juice and go to Hungry Jacks to buy an iced soft drink. He throws the wheatgrass juice over another patron and leaves for Hungry Jacks.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 06/12/2017
May 2015
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0188-15 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
There is a shot of a very young girl entering a river in a bikini, the shot is obviously focusing on her bottom, she is probably only 12.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 27/05/2015
0203-15 Mars Petcare Australia
Advert starts with a group of boys fighting in the street, pushing each other onto the road, then a dog comes on the road and they go to save it!
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 27/05/2015
January 2017
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0572-16 Queensland Health
2 young boys & 2 young girls discussing sexual transmited diseases.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 18/01/2017
May 2018
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0214-18 IAG Insurance
NRMA has used Hunters And Collectors "Throw Your Arms Around Me" as their theme song.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 09/05/2018
May 2016
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0218-16 ANZ Banking Group Ltd
A young man of Middle Eastern appearance is attempting to pay for a carton of milk and offers his mobile phone by holding it up, ready to push the button. The shop assistant and customers all look concerned - the ad zooms in on the eye of the purchaser and people walking into the store view what is going on and back out. Once the EFTPOS machine is ready, the young man pays for his milk and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. The young man looks at the shop assistant and looks puzzled as to why everyone is concerned.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 25/05/2016
June 2016
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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
July 2015
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0273-15 Yum Restaurants International
Sexualized food, portrayed as erection of bacom resulting in pizza huts "love "child. Illegitimate child.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 08/07/2015
June 2017
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0277-17 Sportsbet
Guy on cycle in gym alluding to drug use enhancing performance being ok whilst betting on line.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 21/06/2017
August 2015
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0293-15 Coca-Cola Amatil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5SkVB1oHDcThe commercial uses Sweet Brown's popular upbeat song "Aint nobody got time for that" to engage the audience. In the first scene you see a woman with an overfilled blender of watermelon juice going everywhere. The next scene a person trying to smash a coconut with their hand, the next a boy smashing a watermelon with a baseball bat, these scenes continue with people essentially trying to open fruit in its raw form in over exaggerated methods.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
July 2017
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0300-17 HTH Group
A tradesman is depicted cutting his salad role with a drop saw while using a wreck less and rapid motion while advertising the brand and paying far more attention to the camera crew and smirking throughout the entire stunt. This ad is insulting to all tradesmen who take pride in their profession and work to strict Work-safe and OH&S standards and practices. Safety during an apprentice is of utmost importance to tradesmen.
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Free to Air 12/07/2017
August 2016
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0319-16 ACMN
Advertisement to sell concert tickets.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 10/08/2016
July 2017
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0323-17 Launceston Show Girls
Very scantily clad women viewed from shoulders down strolling through nightclub to promote Launceston Showgirls
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
January 2019
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0020-19 Specsavers Pty Ltd
Male subject attaching basketball ring to a car garage door instead of above it.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019

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