Paul Holmes Breakfast. Comment about Catholic Church and the Pope. Not upheld (social responsibility, discrimination and denigration).
All Decisions
One News. Item reported Government's decision to pay defence costs at depositions hearing of private prosecution of police officer charged with murder and called it a "bolt from the blue". Not upheld (law and order, balance, accuracy, fairness).
Radio Pacific. News item about woman swept away in a flood, news reader laughed. Upheld (good taste and decency). No order.
Motorway Patrol and promo. Showed incident involving the complainants’ vehicle, the complainants identifiable. Not upheld (privacy, fairness, discrimination and denigration).
The Rock. Morning broadcasts included offensive language and behaviour. Upheld: 3 broadcasts (good taste and decency); 1 broadcast ( responsible programming); 2 broadcasts (action taken insufficient). Not upheld: 1 broadcast (law and order, responsible programming); 1 broadcast (good taste and decency, responsible programming). Orders (total costs of $3,000 to Crown).
The Rock. Eight complaints about morning broadcasts that were allegeldy using the airwaves to ridicule and denigrate. Upheld (3 complaints: fairness). Not upheld (5 complaints: fairness; privacy). Orders (broadcast of statement, $250 costs).
Scream. Horror movie parody allegedly glamorised criminal activity. Upheld (children's interests 9b). Subsumed (children's interests 9a, 9c, 9e, 9f). Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order, responsible programming, violence). No order.
More FM. Radio competition, disclosure of work-place. Upheld (privacy). Action taken sufficient (fairness). No order (apology to complainant sufficient).
Mercy Peak (3), The Swap (1), Bad Girls (1): promos. Offensive language and violence. Not upheld (good taste and decency, programme classification, violence).
What Now? Children’s programme included a skit revolving around farting. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).