Criminal charges against Australian debt collection company Panthera Finance dismissed
by Sarah Martin from World news | The Guardian on (#71Q6P)
Consumer Affairs Victoria ordered to pay costs after firm successfully argues it is not technically engaged in debt collection owed to another person
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Criminal charges against one of Australia's biggest debt collection firms have been dismissed after the company successfully argued it was not technically engaged in debt collection.
In a committal hearing at the Melbourne magistrates' court on Tuesday, magistrate Michelle Hodgson dismissed the charges against Panthera Finance and ordered that Consumer Affairs Victoria pay costs.
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