Origin Energy to face court over 77,000 alleged law breaches after taking millions from welfare recipients
by Luca Ittimani from on (#72ARY)
Regulator says ex-customers allegedly affected by Centrepay scandal were already likely experiencing economic vulnerability'
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Origin Energy will face court for allegedly overcharging thousands of former customers on Centrelink by a combined $2.5m and breaching laws more than 77,000 times.
The company allegedly took payments through Centrepay over six years from over 3,400 customers who had closed their accounts and owed no money, including one customer who paid $11,000.
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