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Energy disputes

Where to escalate

State energy ombudsman (EWON in NSW, EWOV in VIC, EWOQ in QLD, and equivalent schemes elsewhere)

Every Australian energy retailer, big or small, is bound by the same National Energy Retail Law and National Energy Retail Rules. The specific complaint might be a wrong bill, a disconnection that skipped the required steps, a meter you suspect is faulty, a hardship request that was refused, or a plan switch you never agreed to, but the underlying rights and the escalation path are the same regardless of which retailer you are with.

If your retailer will not resolve the problem through its own complaints process, every state has a free, independent energy ombudsman: EWON in New South Wales, EWOV in Victoria, EWOQ in Queensland, and equivalent schemes elsewhere. These schemes can order corrected bills, refunds, reconnections, and compensation, and the retailer pays a case fee for every complaint that reaches them, which is real leverage in itself.

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