3 News. Comment by sports presenter about player and his team-mates "milking" an injury during an incident in a rugby match. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness). Subsumed (where relevant) under accuracy or fairness (law and order, balance, responsible programming, children's interests, violence).
All Decisions
Holmes. Interview with a Waitara couple who were eye-witnesses of Waitara shooting. Complaint that the interview was tantamount to "trial by television". Not upheld (law and order, balance).
Queer as Folk. Complaint that offensive behaviour, homosexual activity, paedophilia, and offensive language including blasphemy. Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order, balance, discrimination and denigration, children's interests).
Queer as Folk promo. The word "shag" was used twice. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
3 News. Footage showing capture and shooting of Bengali tiger included footage of a vet who was trying to shoot the tiger with a tranquiliser gun being accidentally shot and killed. Upheld: majority (children's interests, violence). No order.
Holmes. During an item about the America’s Cup presenter used allegedly offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency: language acceptable in context).
One News. File footage of an unconscious and partly naked man then suffering from meningococcal meningitis. Complaint that the footage breached the man’s privacy. Not upheld (privacy: facts not highly offensive and objectionable, public interest and consent defences).
Holmes. Item discussed availability of an effective treatment for acne and interviewed a dermatologist and a doctor, as well as two young people who had both been successfully treated by a named drug. Complaint that the broadcast was misleading and unbalanced, and concern expressed that the broadcaster had been used to promote a prescription medicine. Declined to determine (balance – not controversial issue to which the standard applies). Not upheld (other standards – not relevant).
3 News. Item reported on dismissal of teacher for sex with student and revealed her identity. Not upheld (privacy).
One News. Footage of atrocities in Chechnya. Observation (V12 not cited, potential uphold). Not upheld (V16: children's interests). No order.