Noosa has battled to control short-term lettings in residential areas that attract large number of tenants whose rowdy socialising impacts nearby neighbours.
"I understand that this is a police matter and that we can only regulate the land use," Cr Lorentson said.
"Police as we know are under resourced ⦠my question is why can't we give our local laws officers greater powers?" Cr Lorentson said.
She said there had to be a point when the council decided to step up and act.
However, Mr de Chastel rejected the idea, citing concerns about putting local laws officers in harm's way.
Noosa through its planning scheme has prohibited approving "party houses".