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April 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0165-18 The Proactiv Company
TV ad for Proactiv Skin Care
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 11/04/2018
0172-18 Twentieth Century Fox Film Distributors Pty Ltd
Film advertising for the movie The Red Sparrow
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 11/04/2018
May 2015
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0166-15 Yum Restaurants International
A group of young people in the car while driving are consuming a fast food product (Kentucky fried chicken). All passengers are eating the product until they see that the young driver feels left out. The front passenger gives the young driver a piece to eat distracting him while driving.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
0170-15 Bathroom Warehouse
It was advertising sales products and depicting a couple in a house with pictures to tell the story and then the male had done something wrong by not going to bathroom warehouse and so he then needed to go in.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
0176-15 Windsor Smith Pty Ltd
A group of men and women in a limo
Dismissed Clothing TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
0180-15 Planet ARK
Describing the environmental benefits of wood. Presented by Peter Maddison.On youtube: https://youtu.be/3lmAAkjIzKs
Dismissed Other TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
0181-15 Wallet Wizard
WalletWizard ad for quick loans is in bad taste, it promotes animal cruelty. Please have this ad removed if you can. It created an unsettling mental image for me and I’m sure many others.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
0186-15 Environment Protection Agency
An advertisement of " don't be a tosser " is a good community message but to show a cigarette being tossed is unbelievable. There has been soooooo much anti smoking ads and you chose to show the cigarette being tossed. Sorry but you guys are the tossers . Surely there is many more products that the public "toss" eg soft drink bottles, take away containers, lollie wrappers only to name a few. Please clean up your ad!!!! Thank you
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
0191-15 Renault Australia
I’d like to complaint about the Renault Cleo ad.  A girl, young and attractive (what else?), says in voiceover: “You can tell a lot about a person from the car they drive”.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
April 2016
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0166-16 Machine Zone
A cartoon character of Arnold Schwarzenegger using his mobile phone to blow up property
Dismissed Toys and Games TV - Free to Air 27/04/2016
0167-16 Ubet
Training school for gambling
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 27/04/2016
0177-16 Unilever Australasia
Everyone is enjoying tea.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 27/04/2016
0188-16 Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd
It was difficult in the initial stage but men's underwear.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 27/04/2016
June 2019
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0167-19 Spa World
This television advertisement features a woman in a one-piece swimsuit exercising, relaxing and swimming in a large outdoor spa.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 12/06/2019
0169-19 Love Honey
Television advertisment for Love Honey. 
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 12/06/2019
0170-19 Shiploads
It was an advert stating that shiploads are selling track pants. Half way through the advertisement a man is depicted with a pair of track pants pulled up to his stomach with no t-shirt on. Also depicted is a man with no shirt and the Shiploads logo in the front of his pants, and when the logo is removed blurring is visible at the top of his pants. 
Dismissed Clothing TV - Free to Air 12/06/2019
0171-19 SA Health
Television advertisement showing a woman Terrie giving tips as to how to get ready. 
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 12/06/2019
April 2017
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0168-17 Inland Waterways Rejuvenation Association (IWRA)
The ad promotes the upcoming annual fishing competition at Lake Burrendong near Wellington NSW and shows footage of people catching fish, camping and enjoying past competitions, it tells the dates of the 2017 comp and how people can enter the comp.
Dismissed Sport and Leisure TV - Free to Air 26/04/2017
0173-17 ABC Tissue Products Pty Ltd
The ad is for a paper towel used during house cleaning etc. A a woman pushes someone into a pool.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 26/04/2017
0179-17 Chemist Warehouse
Male actor explaining his potential actions to young female.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 26/04/2017
0182-17 Department of Health Western Australia
Government advertisement encouraging safe sex using condoms.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 26/04/2017
April 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0171-18 Coles
A well known personality speaks about how Coles supports Australian industry. During the advertisement images of people and products are shown
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
0180-18 Yum Restaurants International
The ad shows a man making barking noises at a cat to scare it and finally the cat retreats over the wall.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
0182-18 Universal Pictures
Advertising the new cinema release called 'Blockers'
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
0183-18 Transport Accident Commission
Slow motion of a woman having a car crash with her plotting into the airbag/steering wheel.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
0186-18 Ubet
The ad promotes "UBET's Tappy - the easiest way to bet in cash!". 4 men in a bar, 3 bet on their phones and one rushes around trying to place a bet manually. 
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
0187-18 Squarespace Inc
The square space advert with Keanu Reeves shows him putting a laptop into an open fire, and then squirting accelerant onto it. 
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Professional Services TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
0189-18 Squarespace Inc
It is in the category of internet. A man riding a motor bike in a reckless, illegal way on a public road!
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Information Technology TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
0190-18 Universal Pictures
Scary movie, scenes cutting to black eyes definitely not appropriate for screening this early!
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
0196-18 Wrigley Co Pty Ltd
A girl and a boy are kissing in a bedroom when the girl's dad walks in.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
May 2015
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0173-15 Lagoon Restaurant
It is an advertisement showcasing the open restaurant and the chef.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 27/05/2015
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
0190-15 Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd
Baby is lying in a deep semi bubbly bath.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 27/05/2015
0194-15 The Butterfly Foundation
Celebrities decorating their middle fingers and then extending them to the camera.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 27/05/2015
0197-15 Sportsbet
"I'm out" ad. Depicts man at work using his phone to gamble. Youtube address here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm_RlAQoL6o
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 27/05/2015
May 2016
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0175-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Add shows two women in a car that has broken down on a railway level crossing suggesting that if there car had been serviced by Ultratune this would not have happened.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Free to Air 11/05/2016
0191-16 Spud Shed
The owner of the Spud Shed (Tony Gelati, think that's spelling ), claims "we grow it", rubbish......... the implications are that his company grows ALL that is sold in the stores. If this was so he'd have masses of producing land throughout the world. As some (so called "fresh") produce is grown overseas.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 11/05/2016
May 2014
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0178-14 Menulog
Encouraging to download an app called menulog to locate and order food for home delivery that portrays Jesus with his disciples at the last supper.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 28/05/2014
May 2017
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0178-17 McDonald's Aust Ltd
The advertised material depicted coffee made with professional barista equipment
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 10/05/2017
0184-17 Brierley Hose and Handling
Brieley Hose and Handling (Tasmania)
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 10/05/2017
0188-17 Universal Pictures
A full trailer for the upcoming movie "Get Out" was shown during a normal ad break in the show of "Modern Family".
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 10/05/2017
0189-17 Kleenheat
A man and a woman are cooking sauceages at a kids sporting function.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 10/05/2017
0192-17 Primo Smallgoods
One line in the ad says 'Australia's favourite bacon'
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 10/05/2017
0193-17 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
A utility vehicle is shown with a dog in the tray at the back. The dog is seen to grow larger and morph into a wolf? Message: this ute is to other cars as a wolf is to dogs.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 10/05/2017
0194-17 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
The advertisement shows how the vehicle can go through all terrain, including through rivers
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 10/05/2017
June 2019
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort ascending Determination date
0179-19 Quit Tasmania
This particular quit smoking ad is extremely unpleasant. To hear somebody coughing so harshly and then to see the product of that cough is really revolting. Every time I have seen this ad has been during a mealtime and nobody, I’m sure, wants to see that while they’re eating. I know it’s meant to hit hard but I really do not think this graphic way is appropriate.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 26/06/2019
0184-19 ALDI Australia
Advertisement where people from Aldi are trying to convince Sarah to give Aldi another go.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 26/06/2019
0189-19 Adam & Eve
Advertisement included still images of dildos, vibtaors, cock rings
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 26/06/2019
0190-19 Tasmanian Bakeries
Young men at a beach with surf boards. Dialogue in poetic form promoting national pies
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 26/06/2019
0192-19 Fiat Chrysler Australia Pty Ltd
Adverrising the performance of an off road vehicle ..the Jeep it alludes to / suggest speed and Trackhawk
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 26/06/2019

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