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Jimmy, I cannot confirm for sure, but ‘short term’ lets may just be private agreements and nothing more. I am not sure whether the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) would cover you as most short term lets are just private transactions, in most cases you aren’t renting from a business with an ABN etc.
It’s the same if you rented any other possession of yours to someone else. E.g. I rent my lawnmower to you for a week for nominal fee of $50. I am guessing if someone is renting their unit out on a regular basis and appears to be running a business (without an ABN) it may be seen as a consumer contact under the ACL due to the volume of transactions etc.
This would be up to the Tribunal to determine. I could be completely wrong, as I am not aware whether short term lets are defined in other laws. I am happy to be corrected though.