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E.g., 21/06/2022
April 2012
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0145-12 iiNet
A man is auditioning in a theatre and is asked by the casting director to portray how he would feel if he had no internet connection. The actor then pulls a face and makes a groaning noise and the casting director mutters, “How did he get in here?” A female voiceover then says that iinet can connect you faster.
Dismissed Telecommunications 24/04/2012
0148-12 Rossdale Homes
The TV advertisement in question shows a couple inspecting their new house from their builder. As they walk through the home, they notice things missing that the salesman points out were ‘not’ in the contract like door handles, the kitchen sink and even the toilet. The voiceover asks people not to compare apples with oranges and to ask Rossdale Homes about their fixed price guarantee so as to avoid costly variations to contracts.
Dismissed Real Estate 24/04/2012
0151-12 Australian Pork Limited
Two women from the previous Pork commercials are in a kitchen drinking tea and looking out of the window. Outside we see another woman chatting at length with the postman. One of the woman in the kitchen says that the woman outside has porked both the postman and the rest of the neighbourhood and her friend spits out her tea in shock. We then see a house-warming party the week before showing the woman from outside serving Pork Bolognese to her guests - one of whom is the postman. A male voice then states “An authentic Italian spag bol tastes better with pork mince.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 24/04/2012
0153-12 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
A mum talks about how she wants her children to be healthy, happy and safe and so she used ‘Nurofen for children’ for her daughter's fever. We then see the mum holding her baby who is wearing a teething bead necklace.
Dismissed Health Products 24/04/2012
May 2014
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0146-14 St John Ambulance WA
Mother trying to save drowning child.
Dismissed Community Awareness 14/05/2014
0148-14 Fosters Australia, Asia & Pacific
Men on holiday with their wives who meet up with mates and feign surprise to have crossed paths against the odds of doing so, then proceed to happily spend time with the mates instead of their wives.
Dismissed Alcohol 14/05/2014
0149-14 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
Father watching movies on a laptop and requested by wife to go see his daughter and friend. Ad then cuts away to the father dancing in front of two girls and then goes back to the father and his wife. What Father watching movies on a laptop and requested by wife to go see his daughter and friend. Ad then cuts away to the father dancing in front of two girls and then goes back to the father and his wife where she advises him to watch another movie instead. ere she advises him to watch another movie instead.
Dismissed Entertainment 14/05/2014
0150-14 Valvoline (Aust) Pty Ltd
Men driving round in cars doing burn outs/doughnuts.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive 14/05/2014
0151-14 Sparetables.com.au
Very pretty young woman talking about finding spare tables at restarants all over australia.
Dismissed Professional Services 14/05/2014
0155-14 Guthy-Renker Australia
Advertising the proactive skincare range.
Dismissed Toiletries 14/05/2014
0156-14 KIA Automotive Australia
It is for a new Kia Optima which is being advertised.
Dismissed Vehicle 14/05/2014
0157-14 Queensland Health
This advertisement has a plastic surgeon walking down a hospital corridor talking about burns and he walks into a patient's room.
Dismissed Community Awareness 14/05/2014
0158-14 Universal Pictures
Advertisement for upcoming movie Bad Neighbours has references to condoms and bad language.
Dismissed Entertainment 14/05/2014
0159-14 Wholesale Paint Group
It is about buying cheap paint for $20 it has red writing with a white background and a siren that plays throughout the advertisement
Dismissed House Goods Services 14/05/2014
0161-14 Lion
Man coughs up his animated 'mouth' who complains about all the lies the body makes him say, then cuts to the man whispering 'I love you' in a woman's ear, the cuts to man drinking the beer - therefore 'giving his mouth a break'.
Dismissed Alcohol 14/05/2014
April 2010
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0147-10 Take 2 Interactive Software Pty Ltd
This TV advertisement with cartoon style graphics is an excerpt from a computer game which depicts a young girl with yellow eyes being pursued by a variety of alien-like creatures and a large character in old style diving suit carrying a weapon. They fight amongst themselves whilst attempting to capture the girl. Vintage “Daddy won’t you please come Home” by Annette Hanshaw plays over the advertisement. The MA15+ classification and warning ‘strong horror themes, violence and coarse language’ is clearly visible during the opening scene and on box. Voice over - Bio shock Two out now.
Dismissed Entertainment 28/04/2010
0150-10 Triple M
The Advertisement depicts Mr Eddie McGuire and his Program team members in debrief session after the 'Triple M's Hot Breakfast' show, a parody of a press conference. At the end of the meeting, he shakes hands and pats the bottoms of the male staff on their way out and attempts the same action with female but she moves out of range.
Dismissed Media 28/04/2010
0157-10 The Mercury (Newspaper)
The TV advertisement opens with a man reading "The Mercury" newspaper in a library. When a female climbs on a step ladder she notices the man look up from the paper and smile. She lets down her hair, leans over in her low cut dress to write her mobile number on his newspaper, which he then uses to swipe her. End image 'Nothing comes between me and my Mercury" "Mercury: the voice of Tasmania"
Dismissed Media 28/04/2010
0160-10 Mars Confectionery
Opens with a group of young men playing American football. An elderly woman and man, transformed from two young male players when they are hungry, are tackled and then offered a Snickers to feel better. In the case of the 'Betty White' image, the person was transformed back to a young man after consuming the product. End image ‘You are not you when you are hungry. SNICKERS really satisfies’.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 28/04/2010
0161-10 Nature's Organics
The TV advertisement shows animated aquatic animals such as a starfish, stingray, duck, squid, crab and octopus being used as cleaning products. End image ‘Stop torturing our aquatic life. Clean with earth choice.
Dismissed House Goods Services 28/04/2010
0165-10 Unilever Australasia
The advertisement opens with image of the new Lynx Twist Threesome products, a silhouette image of a man and two females, and as each product is presented by the robotic arm, a different scene plays out in the background. First the wash is presented when we see two females soap up the man in the shower and then the man is sprayed all over his body and when things hot up the girls go to work spraying flirtatiously under the man’s arms. End image: the robotic arm presents the new Lynx Twist ‘dry’ antiperspirant with caption: shower, spray and play with new Lynx Twist”
Dismissed Toiletries 28/04/2010
0167-10 Real Life Insurance
Glen & Shayne in talk back show relating to family life cover for real peace of mind if one or both parents died unexpectedly
Dismissed Insurance 28/04/2010
May 2013
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0147-13 Hollard Financial Services
The advertisement is for income protection insurance, targeting mainly, tradespeople.
Dismissed Insurance 22/05/2013
0148-13 WWF Australia
I am in disbelief that advertisements showing tigers being caught in traps are being shown without warning.
Dismissed Community Awareness 22/05/2013
0150-13 Sportsbet
The new commercial by Sportsbet.com shows a disappointed gambler who despite having a winning bet, realizes that it didn't pay as much as his friends winning bet. He is angry and displays the characteristics of punter who has lost.
Dismissed Gambling 22/05/2013
0151-13 Australian National Preventive Health Agency
The advertisement shows a man in what appears to be a coffin, struggling to breathe. The advertisement then expands to show a concerned wife lying beside the man in a bed. The voiceover suggests that this is what happens to people who smoke and that emphysema is a dreadful way to die.
Dismissed Community Awareness 22/05/2013
0156-13 Universal Music Aust Ltd
Advertising a song for Havana Brown. The key feature is a lady singing to men asking them if they have a big banana. Then she is rolling in a bath of plastic balls.
Dismissed Entertainment 22/05/2013
0157-13 Mattel Pty Ltd
Mattel Monster High dolls are shown with their names and close ups of their scary faces. Names include Scaris.
Dismissed Toys and Games 22/05/2013
April 2010
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0149-10 CQ Frames and Trusses
This TV advertisement shows 3 men sitting to admire the CQ Frames and Trusses. A young woman, dressed in jeans and a green t-shirt, pulls up in a truck to deliver more supplies. Scotty elbows his mate, and in response to his query, says “looks Like CQ has the full package eh mate” with voiceover referring to doors, mouldings, shelving, floors ... and so much more.
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery 14/04/2010
May 2011
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0154-11 EFTPOS Payments Australia Ltd
Various reasons are given for using Eftpos rather than cash when shopping: you don't know who touched the cash before you (a man with a boil on his neck illustrates this point), your wife might get upset if you use credit (a man buying a frying pan illustrates this), and you might run out of money to pay a taxi driver.
Dismissed Finance/Investment 25/05/2011
0155-11 Colgate Palmolive Pty Ltd
A young lady preparing for a night out realises she has run out of perfume so decides to wash her dress using Fragrance Temptations. She can be seen unzipping the black dress she is wearing, then putting it in to the washing machine whilst wearing only her black underwear and stockings.
Dismissed House Goods Services 25/05/2011
0158-11 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
The Coke Zero Team Left Field Coach and AFL player Harry 'big kicker' O'Brien are in training to take on Port Power. The 'left field' training technique is to 'kick out' the lights in the stadium, appearing to kick a football into each set of stadiums lights, knocking them out.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 25/05/2011
0161-11 HBF
A young boy is admiring how his older brother seemed to have figured out more in life (as he himself sits awkwardly next to a girl). He thinks back to the day when his older brother was in hospital and we flash back to footage of a concerned family looking lovingly at the older brother who is being wheeled off in a hospital bed. The younger boy narrates that this time when his brother was sick was difficult.
Dismissed Insurance 25/05/2011
0163-11 Funtastic Limited
Various youths are shown riding scooters which have chalk attached to the back of them so you can make marks whilst riding. The voiceover talks about the graffiti scooter and the text on screen reads "Stunts performed by professionals."
Dismissed Toys and Games 25/05/2011
0165-11 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Male voice over describes powerful tradies and we see various tradies performing tasks which highlight their strength: one throws a lawnmower over a fence, another uses a leaf blower to dry his hair and another bends a metal rod over his knees. We then see the new Nissan Navara Tradie which is described as the most powerful tradie there is.
Dismissed Vehicle 25/05/2011
0166-11 Drug & Alcohol Services South Australia
Three young women are in the ladies toilet of a nightclub. They see another young woman slumped on the floor of one of the cubicles, leaning against the toilet bowl looking very drunk. The women laugh at her and one of them says she knows this woman from work and that she cannot wait to tell everyone about this. The text, "Drink too much, you're asking for trouble" appears on screen followed by, "Govt. SA/SA Health. DASSA alcohol.sa.gov.au 1300 131 340".
Dismissed Community Awareness 25/05/2011
May 2012
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0156-12 Campbell's Australia
The advertisement opens on five silhouettes dancing against a blue background to upbeat music. A light strobes to expose the centre silhouette as Arnott’s Big Tedz. Four kids – two on either side of Big Tedz – are energetically copying his dance moves while remaining in silhouette. The Big Tedz character then spins quickly and turns into the real biscuit, shown with a splash of chocolate on his back. All the while, the silhouettes of the kids remain dancing in the background.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 09/05/2012
0157-12 Golden Chain Motor Inns Ltd
Testimonials from guests who have stayed at Golden Chain Motor Inns. The ad contains several people, both male and female retirees of ages 50 and above speaking to camera of their experience staying in Golden Chain Motels and their experiences of the local area where the stay occurred. The ad finishes with seniors saying, “Adventure now, dementia later.”
Dismissed Travel 09/05/2012
0159-12 Nestle Australia Ltd
The Advertisement opens on a mum watching her toddler from the kitchen as she makes up a cup of NAN Pro 3 Toddler Milk. The toddler plays with the family dog which is chewing on a dog toy. Having dropped the dog toy, the toddler picks it up attempting to mimic the dog and moves it to her mouth. Having seen this, the mum offers the toddler the cup of NAN Pro 3 toddler milk as a swap for the dog toy.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 09/05/2012
0160-12 Oporto Franchising Pty Ltd
The advertisement shows adults in a car on a road trip. A male voice over asks, "Hungry for some real value? Try Oporto's new Ripper Deal" and describes the contents of the deal. We then see the people sat on a beach eating their food.
Dismissed Other 09/05/2012
0161-12 Hungry Jacks
Voice over says, “Burgers are so cute, they come in pairs”. Cheeseburger minis and rodeo minis are advertised. “Minis plus small fries and coke for just $4.95”.
Dismissed Other 09/05/2012
0162-12 ABC Sales and Marketing
A boy and Mamee monster sitting on a park bench. Mamee Monster grabs the post box next to the bench and eats it, then burps up posted letters. Voice over states; “There's only two snacks crunchier than Mamee eating a post box – Mamee monster noodle snacks and Mamee monster rice sticks. The crunchiest snacks ever” The boy eats Mamee snacks and laughs at Monster's antics. Product shot at end.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 09/05/2012
0163-12 Yum Restaurants International
The TVC depicts the preparation of several different pizzas that have recently been added to the Pizza Hut Signature. Semi slow motion close ups are depicted of slicing thick steak, chunks of chicken breast , slicing fresh produce and drizzling oil. These shots are followed by a hero shot of the pizzas in the Signature range including Mexicana and Tandoori Chicken. Finally one of the pizzas is placed in a Pizza Hut Signature range box and taken by the Pizza Hut delivery boy to be delivered in a stretch hummer limousine as he says to the audience “It’s a slice of the good life”.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 09/05/2012
0164-12 GoDaddy.com
In “The Cloud,” two young adult males are discussing a dream one of them had, when Danica Patrick (famous race car driver) appears and they are all transported to Go Daddy’s Internet Cloud. Up in the Cloud, the Pussycat Dolls (famous all-women signing group) also appear, which cause the young men to question whether they are in Heaven. Throughout the commercial, Danica Patrick is explaining to the young men how to get a domain name, website and other Internet services to make their personal or business dreams come true.
Dismissed Other 09/05/2012
May 2014
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0165-14 Southern Cross Austereo
They are advertising the radio station FoxFM and include references to "squealing like a girl"
Dismissed Media 28/05/2014
0168-14 Mars Petcare Australia
Dog Snacks: Shmackos Animated AdvertScene 1: Door opens to room. Shows a sinister dark female shadow holding a weapon imitating a large knife dagger. Scene 2: Shows dog cowering and terrified whimpering in corner with eyes bulging and paws up to nuzzle afraid of being attacked with knife dagger.Scene 3: Female switches light on. Large knife dagger is exposed to scissors being held up high snipping. Dog is still afraid.Scene 4: Female entices dog with Schmackos treat to come forward towards scissors.Scene 5: Jingle song of product-Dogs go wacko for schmakos'.
Dismissed Professional Services 28/05/2014
May 2012
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0166-12 Unilever Australasia
A woman drinks some Lipton Iced Tea and becomes almost transparent: she appears to be made from water and tea leaves. The woman gets on the back on a motor bike and we see her being driven by a man, both wearing helmets.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 23/05/2012
0168-12 Coles
In the advertisement the comedian Dawn French is being driven around in a car and announcing through a megaphone to various people on the street to stop everything because the all new flybuys is being delivered to mailboxes throughout Australia, and that people should "get it, open it, and activate it". Dawn is sat on the middle back seat of the car.
Dismissed Retail 23/05/2012
June 2013
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0166-13 Chrysler Australia Pty Ltd
Woman is taking her dog to a dog training class - this is the part two where the teacher is now a man.
Dismissed Vehicle 12/06/2013
0168-13 Roadshow Film Distributors Pty Ltd
The advertisement trailer for the new Hangover Part 3 movie.
Dismissed Entertainment 12/06/2013

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