Complex sentence: On 23 November 2009, the Department of Internal Affairs launched a new (and the current) version of the biometric passport, supplied under a contract with the Canadian Bank Note Company at a cost of just under $100 million over five years.
Split into simpler sentences: On 23 November 2009, the Department of Internal Affairs launched a new (and the current) version of the biometric passport. The current passport is supplied under a contract with the Canadian Bank Note Company at a cost of just under $100 million over five years.