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August 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
249-99 Freedom Furniture Ltd
Freedom Furniture - "Woman kicking man in groin under the table"
Dismissed 10/08/1999
250-99 Volvo Car Aust Pty Ltd
Volvo - V70 Station Wagon - "Woman and children"
Dismissed 10/08/1999
256-99 Hagemeyer Lifesyle Brands (Aust) Pty Ltd
Hagemeyer Lifestyle - Filofax
Dismissed Print 10/08/1999
258-99 Sony Computer Entertainment Aust Pty Ltd
Sony Computer Entertainment - Syphon Filter
Dismissed 10/08/1999
259-99 Ainslie Football & Social Club Inc
Ainslie Football Club - "Wild West"
Dismissed 10/08/1999
February 2000
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
25-00 Rentlo
Rentlo - woman throws TVs man is watching out of window and hits him on head
Dismissed 08/02/2000
February 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
25-02 Experko
Experko - Deeko Serviettes - boy about to say, 'knackers', is muffled by product
Dismissed 12/02/2002
October 2001
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
250-01 Lanes Biscuits Pty Ltd
Lanes Biscuits - Oreo - boy and dog
Dismissed 09/10/2001
251-01 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - LandCruiser Prado Turbo Diesel - 'Sports Day'
Dismissed 09/10/2001
253-01 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Courier - hotel towed to brewery truck
Dismissed 09/10/2001
258-01 Lanes Biscuits Pty Ltd
Lanes Biscuits - In a Biskit - drugs allusions
Dismissed Radio 09/10/2001
September 2004
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
250-04 Bed E Buys
Bed E Buys - "pig of a location - oink oink"
Dismissed 14/09/2004
255-04 Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd
Kosciusko Thredbo - man shakes dandruff from hair onto photos to remind him of snow
Dismissed 14/09/2004
257-04 Albany Toyota
Albany Totota - various girls shown with cars - one girl wearing body stocking lying on bonnet
Dismissed 14/09/2004
258-04 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Magna - "Out with the old" - council workers collecting rubbish including Magna parked on kerb
Dismissed 14/09/2004
August 2008
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
250-08 Target Australia Pty Ltd
Target - Teddy bear walking in toy aisle, 'sexy' music as pan up Barbie's legs
Dismissed 13/08/2008
253-08 Jamba! GmbH
Jamba - Bubblemob - rock hits
Dismissed 13/08/2008
255-08 Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Ltd
Hyundai - Sonata - nasty dog about to attack postman
Dismissed Print 13/08/2008
258-08 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - two men discussing how 'my missus can't get enough of me'
Dismissed Radio 13/08/2008
September 2000
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
251-00 Clarkes Pies
Clarkes Pies - tastes like (inaudible) shit
Dismissed 05/09/2000
252-00 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Special K Red Fruits
Dismissed 05/09/2000
253-00 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - Pizza Hut - Big New Yorker Pizza
Dismissed 05/09/2000
254-00 Tyrepower Marketing (Region A) Ltd
Tyrepower - screeching tyres
Dismissed Radio 05/09/2000
December 1998
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
251-98 Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd
Subaru - Outback - "Kangaroo and Joey"
Dismissed 08/12/1998
253-98 Carter Holt Harvey Tissue Aust Pty Ltd
Carter Holt Harvey - woman at sink
Dismissed 08/12/1998
258-98 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Pepsi-Cola - "Young man with eyebrows pierced"
Dismissed 08/12/1998
October 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
252-02 SPC Ardmona Operations Limited
SPC Ardmona - Spaghetti - young girl playing with doll says "wee wee wee" ; young boy hums "bum bum bum" - mother says 'I'll wash your mouth out';
Dismissed 08/10/2002
254-02 Holden Ltd
Holden - Zafira - baby and child in rear seat - child draws on baby's face with crayons.
Dismissed 08/10/2002
September 2005
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
252-05 KIA Automotive Australia
KIA - No Haggling Required - two men slapping each other's cheeks in B&W old-time silent movie style
Dismissed 13/09/2005
253-05 Holden Ltd
Holden - Astra Coupe & Wagon - 2 print ads - (1) naked couple (genitals obscured) - neighbour on ladder trimming hedge looks like he's falling off at the view (2) naked couple on bridge, old woman passing with shopping trolley
Dismissed Print 13/09/2005
254-05 Samsung Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
Samsung - LCD TV Screen - man signs for delivery of TV screen to neighbour - when neighbour asks if package arrived, he decides not to tell him and keep it himself
Dismissed 13/09/2005
255-05 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Hilux 4WD - 'Get in or get out of the way' - drives onto crowded beach
Dismissed 13/09/2005
258-05 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Continental - Pasta Sauce - actress Mena Suvari at dinner is told by boyfirend she's intelligent and beautiful but they have to break up bcs he expects more now, with Continental Pasta Sauce - explains "it's not me, it's you"
Dismissed 13/09/2005
July 2006
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
252-06 Partymob.com.au
Partymob.com.au - Leilani 291218 - blonde and brunette women smiling towards camera
Dismissed Print 11/07/2006
253-06 Partymob.com.au
Partymob.com.au - Kamasutra 260338 - man lying with woman above him bending to kiss him
Dismissed Print 11/07/2006
254-06 Partymob.com.au
Partymob.com.au - Jordan Uncovered 260356 - naked blond woman holding hand over breast - "Play against tricky Energy Fluctuation to unlock your little sweetie!"
Dismissed Print 11/07/2006
257-06 Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Ltd
Hyundai - Grandeur 194 V6 - Drive The Dream - sleeping man with eyelids tremouring as he dreams of driving the car
Dismissed 11/07/2006
August 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
253-03 Ansell Healthcare
Ansell - Rubber Gloves - woman greets man at door after taking off gloves.
Dismissed 12/08/2003
256-03 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Corolla Sportivo - (TV) - car travelling fast along narrow winding road - driver displays aggessive speeding behaviour-headlocks old man when introduced
Dismissed 12/08/2003
257-03 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Corolla Sportivo (print) - 'With 141kw of power, the adrenaline takes a while to wear off'.
Dismissed Print 12/08/2003
259-03 O'Brien Glass Industries Ltd
O'Brien Glass - Clarksons - child reports glass breakage.
Dismissed Radio 12/08/2003
260-03 Holden Ltd
Holden - One-Tonner - burial of ute - cloud of dust.
Dismissed 12/08/2003
August 2007
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
253-07 Australian Rugby Union Ltd
Australian Rugby Union - Wallabies - player shown throwing dead pig covered with blood into the back of a ute "You don't know me yet"
Dismissed 14/08/2007
256-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Shrek website ads for 6 talking Shrek toys and competition to win an adventure with Warner Bros Movie World - entry forms on Happy Meals boxes
Dismissed Internet 14/08/2007
July 2009
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
257-09 Panasonic (Aust) Pty Ltd
Panasonic 257/09 - TV ad afor Lumix Camera with Paramedics looking through the camera of a dead man killed in accident.
Dismissed 08/07/2009
November 2002
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
258-02 KIA Automotive Australia
KIA - Pregio - image of vehicle 'New to country, will work hard for less'.
Dismissed Print 12/11/2002
260-02 Ateco Automotive Pty Limited
Ateco- Alfa Romeo 156 GTA - Billboard adjacent to RTA sign - 'Don't let life pass you by.'
Dismissed Outdoor 12/11/2002
March 2003
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
26-03 The Power Barn
Power Barn (The) - loud American accent.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
March 2005
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
26-05 Sakata Rice Snacks Australia Pty Ltd
Sakata Rice Snacks - Japanese exchange student going beserk with Samurai sword, cutting peoples' clothing
Dismissed 08/03/2005
February 1999
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Categorysort descending Media Determination date
26-99 Sony Computer Entertainment Aust Pty Ltd
Sony Computer Entertainment - Double Lives
Dismissed 09/02/1999

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