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@Neale said:
I think you may find that it is easy for the Government to determine whether a unit is occupied or not, thanks to Geographic Information Systems and data matching. There is a huge quantity of data that can be associated with geographic locations just from Government registrations alone.
That’s true but given the lack of information and enforcement at the very base level, there is a gap between what’s possible and what’s practicable.
For instance, allegedly, the majority of even bona fide tenants are not registered with their owners corporations, meanwhile local councils are running an effective moratorium on winkling out illegal holiday lets.
I think it requires a lot of effort AND will to identify and penalise the miscreants … and that could well be beyond whatever body is tasked with doing it.