 On 27 September 2012, the Reserve Bank of Australia stated that it had ordered work on a project to upgrade the current banknotes.The upgraded banknotes would incorporate a number of new future proof security features and include Braille dots for ease of use of the visually impaired.The first new banknotes (of the $5 denomination) were issued from 1 September 2016, and the other denominations were issued in the coming years.