TV One. Advertisement for stereo equipment. Complaint that ad used sexual appeal to sell an unrelated electronic product. Upheld (majority): discrimination and denigration (breach of standard 4 of the Code for the Portrayal of People in Advertising). Not upheld (good taste and decency). No order.
All Decisions
KCC FM. Host's comment accompanying a dedication request by two young girls who had the same uncommon name. Upheld (privacy). $750 compensation to the complainant.
2ZB talkback linked penis size with driving ability. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
Valley Girls and Eye of the Needle promos. Promos broadcast in programme between 6.30pm and 7.30pm were for films to be broadcast at a later hour and showed respectively a murder scene and sexual behaviour. Upheld (children's interests, violence): Eye of the Needle promo. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming): Eye of the Needle promo. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests, responsible programming, violence): Valley Girls promo. No order.
TV One's "Steinlager Finest Tries" competition. Complaint that item was a liquor advertisement. Not upheld (liquor): action taken sufficient.
Rugby League match promo. Complaint about wording ("A civil war") and some direct physical action. Not upheld (violence): action taken sufficient.
Steinlager beer advertisement. Complaint that the ad displayed macho behaviour and associated drinking and driving. Upheld (liquor). Not upheld (discrimination and denigration). No order.
Sophie's Sex Special. Programme designed to inform and educate young adults about various aspects of sexual behaviour. Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order, balance).
Advertisements for bars and nightclubs broadcast on 1ZB. Alleged promotion of Bangkok nightlife. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
Radip Pacific advertisement for bars and massage parlours with topless staff. Complaint about reference to Bangkok and its nightlife. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).