Types of complaints

We can assist you with unresolved complaints about:

We cannot investigate complaints about:

  • your energy or water supplier if you have not tried to resolve the matter with them first
  • the fixing of prices or tariffs
  • a customer contribution to the cost of capital works
  • home suite products such as air conditioners, hot water systems and home electrician services offered by electricity retailers
  • on-selling of energy or water to tenants in caravan parks, retirement villages and other multi-tenanted dwellings
  • bottled LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)
  • electricity consumption over 100 megawatt hours a year
  • gas consumption over one terajoule a year
  • water consumption over 100 kilolitres for small businesses
  • water issues outside the service areas of Gold Coast City Council, Logan City Council, Redland City Council, Queensland Urban Utilities or Unitywater 
  • metered standpipes, raw water supplies, tradewaste, storm-water harvesting or stand-alone recycled water
  • matters that are trivial, frivolous or vexatious in the opinion of the Energy and Water Ombudsman 
  • decisions that have already been made by the Energy and Water Ombudsman or a legal proceeding
  • matters that are within the exclusive function of the energy regulator or the Queensland Competition Authority (External website).

We cannot provide legal advice.

Brochures and fact sheets

  
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EWOQ fact sheets

Contact details

 
 Freecall:
1800 662 837 
 Fax: (07) 3087 9477   
 Email: 
complaints@ewoq.com.au  
             or online complaint form 

 PO Box 3640
 South Brisbane BC Qld 4101

 Visit our nearest office: 
 Brisbane - Level 16, 53 Albert Street 
 Cairns - Level 1, Cairns Corporate Tower 15
                Lake Street
 Rockhampton - Level 2, 212 Quay Street