After completing your 100 hours of supervised on-road driving experience (recorded in an applicable Department of Transport learner logbook) and passing your practical driving test, you will gain a provisional license. Provisional licenses are the next step in the Australian driving licensing system, and are designed to create safer conditions for younger and inexperienced drivers.

Under the graduated licensing system, the type of provisional licence you receive will depend on how old you are. If you are under 25, you will get a P1 provisional licence. If you are 25 or older, you will get a P2 provisional licence. Both the P1 and P2 license have certain requirements that must be adhered to throughout the length of each licensing length.

If you hold a P1 provisional licence and you are under 25, you:

• Must display red P plates at the front and rear of your car when driving
• Must not use your mobile phone when driving, including hands-free functions or Bluetooth accessories (Passengers are also banned from using mobile phones on the loudspeaker function)
• May only carry one peer passenger under 21 years (excluding immediate family members) between 11.00 pm and 5.00 am
• Are not allowed to drive high-powered vehicles
• Must drive with a zero blood alcohol concentration
• Must always carry your licence when you are driving.

In order to obtain your P2 provisional license, all P1 license holders must pass a hazard perception test. This additional test complements the road rules and practical driving tests, and assesses whether your perception skills are advanced enough to permit you to upgrade your license. Once obtained, a P2 provisional license has its own additional requirements.

If you hold a P2 provisional licence and you are under 25, you must:

• Display green P plates at the front and rear of your car when driving
• Not drive high-powered vehicles
• Drive with a zero blood alcohol concentration
• Always carry your licence when you are driving.

If you are aged 25 or over, you must:

• Display green P plates at the front and rear of your car when driving.

If you obtained your provisional licence before 1 July 2007, you must:

• drive with a zero blood alcohol concentration if you are under 25, or a blood alcohol concentration below 0.05 if you are 25 or older
• Always carry your licence when you are driving.

More information about provisional licenses can be found at www.roadtrip.qld.gov.au

Applying for a learner license is the first step in qualifying for a Queensland driving license, and a necessary part in assessing the knowledge, safety and experience of all new drivers.

To apply for a learner license, simply visit a Department of Transport and Main Roads licence issuing centre or a Queensland Government Agent Program licence issuing office (however not all QGAP offices can issue licences). In some remote areas, Queensland police stations may also issue licences.

To apply for a Queensland learner license applicants must:

• Complete a Learner Licence Application form
• Provide evidence of identity and evidence of Queensland residency
• Provide a medical certificate (if required)
• Pass an eyesight test (if required)
• Pass the written road rules test
• Pay the license fee

When providing evidence of identity and residency in Queensland, you will need to show three documents. These documents include at least either of the following:

• One category A document and two category B documents.
• Two category A documents and one category B document.

Each document must be an original and at least one of these documents must include your signature. All documents must be current unless otherwise stated.

Category A : Documents establish the legal existence of your name and date of birth. They include documents such as:

• Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages certificate.
• Australian or foreign passport (current or expired less than two years)
• Australian citizenship certificate or naturalisation certificate.
• Department of Immigration and Citizenship travel document, for example, resident visa (valid up to five years after issue)

Category B : Documents establish the use of your name in the community. They include documents such as:

• Australian Medicare card
• Financial institution debit/credit card with signature and embossed name
• Education institution student identity document (must be issued in Australia and include photo or signature)

For more information on applying for a Queensland learner license visit www.roadtrip.qld.gov.au or contact the Department of Transport and Main Roads on 13 23 80.

Document archiving, also referred to as document management, is the practice of management of content and information originating within an organisation. The concept of document archiving is developed from the limitation to the quantity of hardcopy information that businesses could store and retrieve manually as and when required. Moreover, with the increase in the quantity of information produced, the electronic document archiving by the use of the document management software seemed almost invincible. As a result, more and more businesses are going in for document archiving.

Digitised archiving enables business owners to manage the content developed and serve as a backup, which may be used or shared when required, either within the organisation or with outside vendors. It also enables for easy transportation of data to different computer systems. Long term storage is possible with document archiving.

The systems used for document archiving are designed so that they can handle the information right from the ground level, up to the top level in an organisation, enabling the creation, storage and retrieval of information easier.

Moreover, it protects this information against being lost or misused. There are added benefits of the information being searched and shared easily as the system uses sophisticated and enhanced search tools for the purpose.

Businesses can garner immense benefits from document archiving. Firstly, document archiving helps in freeing up valuable storage resources as it compresses and stores the data electronically, onsite and offsite. Secondly, the businesses benefit from reduced costs and the avoidance of high capital requirements for the assimilation of assets and storage resources. Thirdly, document archiving helps in providing additional security to the documents and the information contained therein. With easy access, reference and retrieval becomes simple and instant. Therefore, information can be used as and when required.

Whatever the type of software used for document archiving, there are some basic features in each of these. They include easy capture of data, automatic filing as new files or documents are created, distribution of the required documents and integration of the data so that meaningful information is assimilated. Sorting is automatic and can be used to reference or retrieve files when the need arises. Therefore, with automated document archiving, businesses benefit by reduced overall costs, and enhanced capability of storage devices. Furthermore, there is reduced time spent on filing, storing, retrieving and distribution of data and information, effective management of the content developed within the business and added security of the documents.

Running your own small business can be great. You don’t have to worry about the usual stresses that come with working for someone else, and you control everything. It may seem great, but there is one thing that a lot of people fail to realise; you still have to do the bookkeeping. Fortunately, these days there are actually professional bookkeeping services in Brisbane that are there to do all of the hard work for you. There are a lot of good things about hiring a bookkeeper in Ascot.

First of all there is the fact that a professional bookkeeping company in Ascot is likely to be much more reliable than outsourcing your bookkeeping work load to a freelancer. The company will have many highly trained professionals working for them who have years of training under their belts, so you can be sure that they will take great care over any work that they do for your company. Bookkeeping services in Brisbane are few and far between, but once you find a reliable one it is definitely a good idea to stick with them.

Another benefit of outsourcing your bookkeeping work to a bookkeeping service in Ascot is the fact that it is likely to prove much more cost effective than if you were to do the work yourself. Obviously, if you had to do the work yourself then you are going to be losing money because you are using time that could be spent on something much more productive. By hiring a bookkeeper in Ascot you are able to make sure that you don’t lose any money by using up your valuable time.

As you can see, using bookkeeping services in Brisbane can be highly beneficial to your business, no matter how big or small. Bookkeeping is a vital part of running a successful business, so it is important that you hire a service that is reliable, and one that you can build a lasting relationship with. If you take a look online then you will see that there are plenty of different bookkeeping companies out there just waiting for you to hire them.