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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus and Lorena Allam

Regulator may take action against three energy retailers over alleged misuse of Centrepay system

An energy bill and Centrepay
Court documents show AGL overcharged hundreds of customers an average of $1,233. Composite: Guardian Design

The national energy regulator is weighing up whether to take new action against three retailers for their alleged use of the Centrepay system after a landmark court win against AGL.

The Australian Energy Regulator won a major case in the federal court against AGL in August after alleging the energy giant used the government-run payment system to wrongly take welfare money from almost 500 customers for years after they ceased being customers.

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