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Rachael Ward

Energy firm cops huge fine for dodgy door-to-door sales

Breaches of laws governing door-to-door sales have cost energy company Sumo $10m in penalties. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Power and gas company Sumo will fork out $10 million for door-to-door sales in the largest ever penalty for breaches of one state's energy laws.

Companies are banned from calling on a customer at home to negotiate contracts without their direct consent, but Sumo admitted to doing so almost 6000 times between January and August 2022.

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