been installed in Australian airports to allow Australian ePassport holders, and ePassport holders of several other countries, to clear immigration controls more rapidly, and facial recognition technology has been installed at immigration gates to capture and save a biometric profile of passport holders as well as to compare against the immigration database and watchlist. Australia does not use fingerprinting of incoming passengers, as is done by some other countries. Summary of passport series In 1917, 'X' series passports issued. In 1937, 'A' series passports issued. Passport cover included the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and the words 'British Passport Commonwealth of Australia'. In 1949, after Australian nationality was created, passports began to distinguish between Australian citizens and other British subjects. The passports contained manually inserted photos with wet seals and raised embossed seals over the photo as security features. Two types of passport were issued: 'B' series passports – issued (within Australia only) to British subjects who were not Australian citizens. 'C' series passports – issued to Australian citizens. In 1950, 'E' series passport replaces 'B' and 'C' series. In 1964, 'G' series passport introduced, with the St Edward's Crown at the top of the cover, the word 'Australia' followed by the Australian Coat of Arms, and the words 'British Passport' at the bottom. In 1967, the words 'British Passport' removed from passports but retain the Crown. The word 'Australia' appears below the Crown, followed by the Australian Coat of Arms and the word 'Passport'. In 1975, responsibility for Australian passport functions were transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs (since 1987, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), from the then Department of Labor and Immigration. Before 1983, a married woman's passport application had to be authorised by her husband. In 1983, the department partnered with Australia Post to enable the issue of Australian passports at most Australia Post outlets. In 1984, 'T' series passport introduced, with Crown emblem removed from cover. These were the first to have a laminate built into the document. In 1986, single identity passports introduced, so that children could no longer be included on a parent's passport. In 1988, 'H' and 'J' series passports issued with Bicentennial logo. And until 1988, a woman could apply for and receive a passport in her married name, before she was actually married. In 1994, digitised colour printing of photograph and signature on the glue side of the laminate