The owners are the decision-makers on a variation, and they are usually the least well-briefed participants in the room. An owner voting on a top-up is being asked to bind the scheme, and every future owner of their lot, for a period that may exceed the time they intend to hold the unit.在變更事宜上，業主是決策者，卻通常是會上掌握資料最少的參與者。就續期補足表決的業主，實際上是被要求把該社區產權項目及其單元的每一名日後業主，約束於一段可能長於其本身持有期的年期之內。
5.1What the motion is actually asking動議的實質要求
動議的實質要求What the motion is actually asking
The first task is arithmetic. Take the current expiry date, add the proposed increment, and state the resulting end date as a calendar year. That single figure conveys more than the motion text, and it is the figure the explanatory note is designed to surface. An owner who cannot state the end date should not vote yes.首要工作是計算。取現行屆滿日期，加上擬議新增年期，並以公曆年份列出最終屆滿日。單憑這一個數字，所傳達的資訊多於動議正文，而這正是解釋說明旨在呈現的數字。若業主說不出屆滿日期，便不應投贊成票。
The second task is to identify what the scheme receives. If the answer is nothing beyond continuity, that may still be a good outcome where the manager performs well and the alternative is an unknown operator. It is a decision owners are entitled to make. It is not a decision they should make without noticing that they made it.第二項工作是確認該社區產權項目可得到甚麼。若答案僅為服務延續而別無其他，在管理人表現良好、而替代方案是未知營運者的情況下，仍可能是理想結果。業主有權作出此項決定，但不應在未察覺自己作出了決定的情況下作出。
5.2Owners who use the letting service使用出租服務的業主
使用出租服務的業主Owners who use the letting service
An investor whose unit is let through the manager has two capacities: owner and client. The interests are not identical. As a client the owner may value the relationship highly; as an owner the owner bears the caretaking cost and the consequences of a twenty-year commitment. Recognising the division is the point, not resolving it in advance.透過管理人出租單元的投資者具雙重身分：業主及客戶。兩種身分的利益並不一致。作為客戶，該業主可能高度重視此關係；作為業主，則須承擔看管成本及二十年承諾的後果。重點在於認清這一區分，而非事先化解它。
This is precisely why the ballot on these motions is secret. An owner who feels unable to vote according to their view as an owner, because of the letting relationship, is experiencing the problem the secret ballot exists to remove. If the ballot is not being conducted secretly, that is a matter to raise before the vote.這正是此類動議須以不記名方式表決的原因。業主如因出租關係而感到無法按其作為業主的看法投票，所面對的正是不記名投票制度旨在消除的問題。若投票並非以不記名方式進行，應在表決前提出。
5.3Submitting and opposing motions提交及反對動議
提交及反對動議Submitting and opposing motions
Owners are not confined to responding to what the committee puts forward. An owner can submit a motion for a general meeting, including a motion to amend the engagement in terms the owner considers appropriate. An owner who opposes a top-up in its proposed form can put a competing motion for a shorter increment or an increment conditional on an updated duties schedule.業主並不限於就委員會所提出的事項作出回應。業主可就業主大會提交動議，包括按其認為恰當的條款修訂聘任合約的動議。反對按擬議形式續期補足的業主，可提交競爭性動議，要求較短的新增年期，或以更新職責清單為條件的新增年期。
The practical constraint is timing. Motions must be submitted within the periods the module prescribes for the meeting concerned, and an owner who waits for the notice of meeting before deciding to act has usually missed the window to put an alternative.實際限制在於時間。動議須在模組就有關會議所訂明的期間內提交；業主如待收到會議通知後方決定採取行動，通常已錯過提出替代方案的時限。
As a Queensland lot owner, what should I check before voting on a management rights top-up?作為昆士蘭單元業主，就管理權續期補足表決前應查核甚麼？
The guide says the first task is arithmetic: take the current expiry date, add the proposed increment, and state the resulting end date as a calendar year, because that single figure conveys more than the motion text and is what the explanatory note is designed to surface. An owner who cannot state the end date should not vote yes. The second task is to identify what the scheme receives; if the answer is nothing beyond continuity, that may still be a good outcome where the manager performs well and the alternative is an unknown operator, but owners should not make that decision without noticing that they made it.本指南指出，首要工作是計算：取現行屆滿日期，加上擬議新增年期，並以公曆年份列出最終屆滿日，因為單憑這一個數字所傳達的資訊多於動議正文，而這正是解釋說明旨在呈現的數字。若業主說不出屆滿日期，便不應投贊成票。第二項工作是確認社區產權項目可得到甚麼；若答案僅為服務延續而別無其他，在管理人表現良好而替代方案是未知營運者的情況下仍可能是理想結果，但業主不應在未察覺自己作出了決定的情況下作出該決定。
Why does a Queensland top-up vote bind future owners of my lot?為何昆士蘭的續期補足表決會約束我單元的日後業主？
According to the guide, an owner voting on a top-up is being asked to bind the scheme, and every future owner of their lot, for a period that may exceed the time they intend to hold the unit. The owners are the decision-makers on a variation, yet they are usually the least well-briefed participants in the room, which is why the guide urges owners to work out the calendar-year end date and what the scheme receives before voting.本指南指出，就續期補足表決的業主，實際上是被要求把該社區產權項目及其單元的每一名日後業主，約束於一段可能長於其本身持有期的年期之內。在變更事宜上，業主是決策者，卻通常是會上掌握資料最少的參與者，因此本指南促請業主在表決前先計算以公曆年份計的屆滿日，並確認社區產權項目可得到甚麼。
I let my unit through the on-site manager in Queensland. How should that affect my vote on a top-up?我在昆士蘭透過駐場管理人出租單元，這對我就續期補足的投票有何影響？
The guide explains that an investor whose unit is let through the manager has two capacities, owner and client, and the interests are not identical: as a client the owner may value the relationship highly, while as an owner they bear the caretaking cost and the consequences of a twenty-year commitment. Recognising that division is the point. This is precisely why the ballot on these motions is secret; an owner who feels unable to vote according to their view as an owner because of the letting relationship is experiencing the problem the secret ballot exists to remove, and if the ballot is not being conducted secretly, that should be raised before the vote.本指南解釋，透過管理人出租單元的投資者具雙重身分：業主及客戶，兩種身分的利益並不一致──作為客戶，該業主可能高度重視此關係；作為業主，則須承擔看管成本及二十年承諾的後果。重點在於認清這一區分。這正是此類動議須以不記名方式表決的原因；業主如因出租關係而感到無法按其作為業主的看法投票，所面對的正是不記名投票制度旨在消除的問題，若投票並非以不記名方式進行，應在表決前提出。
Can a Queensland lot owner put their own motion to shorten or condition a proposed management rights top-up?昆士蘭單元業主可否自行提交動議，縮短擬議的管理權續期補足年期或附加條件？
Yes. Owners are not confined to responding to what the committee puts forward: an owner can submit a motion for a general meeting, including a motion to amend the engagement in terms the owner considers appropriate, and an owner who opposes a top-up in its proposed form can put a competing motion for a shorter increment or an increment conditional on an updated duties schedule. The practical constraint is timing, because motions must be submitted within the periods the module prescribes for the meeting, and an owner who waits for the notice of meeting before acting has usually missed the window. As the guide puts it, opposing a motion changes nothing about the agreement; putting a better motion is how owners actually shape the outcome.可以。業主並不限於就委員會所提出的事項作出回應：業主可就業主大會提交動議，包括按其認為恰當的條款修訂聘任合約的動議；反對按擬議形式續期補足的業主，可提交競爭性動議，要求較短的新增年期，或以更新職責清單為條件的新增年期。實際限制在於時間，因為動議須在模組就有關會議所訂明的期間內提交，業主如待收到會議通知後方採取行動，通常已錯過時限。正如本指南所言，反對動議並不會改變合約內容；提出更佳的動議，才是業主實際影響結果的方式。
This guide is general educational information, not legal, financial, tax or investment advice. Whether a particular variation is available, and how it must be approved, depends on the actual engagement or authorisation, the community management statement, the applicable regulation module and current law. Obtain independent Queensland legal advice before submitting a motion, voting on one, or executing a deed of variation. Where the English and Chinese texts differ, the English text governs. 本指南僅提供一般教育資訊，並非法律、財務、稅務或投資意見。某項變更是否可行及須如何批准，取決於實際的聘任合約或授權、社區管理聲明、適用的規管模組及現行法例。提交動議、就動議表決或簽立變更契據前，應取得獨立的昆士蘭法律意見。如中英文本有異，概以英文為準。