ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
MINING:
Hydrometallurgy and Pyrometallurgy assets:
Gas cleaning process assets (including electrostatic precipitators and baghouses)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Gas recovery process assets (including stripping and absorption assets)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Materials handling assets:
Gas storage tanks and spheres25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Coal mining:
Infrastructure support assets:
Gas storage tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Oil and gas extraction:
Assets used to manufacture condensate, crude oil, domestic gas, liquid natural gas (LNG) or liquid petroleum gas (LPG) but not if the manufacture occurs in an oil refinery
Control systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Domestic gas processing assets (including centrifugal compressor, column, gas turbine, heat exchanger, piping and turbo expander)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Electricity generation assets - see Table A Electricity supply (26110 to 26400)
Flare towers for gas flares25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Fractionation train assets (including air coolers, columns, compressors, heat exchangers, piping and pumps)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Hot water system assets17 ½ years11.43%5.71%1 Jul 2002
Instruments12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
LNG holding facility assets (including boil off gas compressors, cryogenic storage tanks, loading arms, pumps and tanks)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
LNG train assets (including centrifugal compressors, columns, cryogenic heat exchangers, gas turbine drivers and other heat exchangers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Stabiliser process assets (including columns, heat exchangers, pumps and reciprocating compressors)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Storage and loading assets (including cryogenic storage tanks, jetties, loading arms, LPG chillers and pumps)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Trunkline onshore terminal (TOT) assets:
Flash tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Slugcatcher and associated piping30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Valves including control valves12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Gas production assets:
Central production facility assets:
Boilers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Cabling for power and control systems30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Diesel systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Drains systems20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Drill rigs10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Flare system assets:
Carbon steel piping15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Flare tips5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2002
Stainless steel piping30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Fuel gas systems30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Gas compression and reinjection assets:
Gas compressors used offshore10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Gas turbine drivers used offshore12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Generally (including piping, skid, vessels and assets used onshore)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Power turbines used offshore12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Heat exchangers30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Major carbon steel vessels12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Major stainless steel (or lined) vessels30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Offshore platforms:
Generally (including accommodation modules, flare structures, helidecks, jackets, primary steel work and topsides secondary steel work)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Topsides tertiary steelwork (including handrails, ladders and stairs)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Piping30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Pumps:
Circulation pump12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Generally20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Seawater lift pumps15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Shutdown and fire/gas systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Tempered water system assets:
Chemical treatment assets12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Piping and vessels30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Utility air compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Coal seam gas extraction assets:
Infield gathering systems used for gas and associated water (including polyethylene (PE) pipes and pumps)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Water assets:
Storage ponds and tanks for water and brine30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2016
Treated water distribution assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2016
Treated water irrigation assets - see Table A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (01110 to 05290), water assets
Water treatment facility assets (including desalination plants, reverse osmosis, brine concentration and crystallisation assets)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Well assets:
Downhole equipment (including pumps, but excluding well casing)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2016
Wellpad surface assets (including christmas trees, separators and telemetry equipment)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Wells20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Control systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Electricity generation assets - see Table A Electricity supply (26110 to 26400)
Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels (incorporating mooring systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessels (incorporating mooring systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Infield pipeline30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Instruments (including level, pressure and temperature indicators)12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Offshore bulk loading transfer systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Subsea production assets (including control umbilical, flowline and manifold)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Trunklines30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Valves12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Wells and downhole equipment15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Wellheads and christmas trees30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Oil production assets:
Central production facility assets (excluding FPSOs):
Boilers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Circulation pumps12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Drill rigs10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Flare tips5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2002
Gas compression and reinjection assets:
Gas compressors used offshore10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Gas turbine drivers used offshore12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Generally (including piping, skids, vessels and assets used onshore)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Power turbines used offshore12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Generally (including offshore platforms)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Major carbon steel vessels12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Pumps:
Circulation pumps12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Other15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Tempered water system assets:
Chemical treatment assets12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Piping and vessels15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Control systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Electricity generation assets - see Table A Electricity supply (26110 to 26400)
Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels (incorporating mooring systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessels (incorporating mooring systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Infield pipelines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Instruments (including level, pressure and temperature indicators)12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Offshore bulk loading transfer systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Subsea production assets (including control umbilical, flowline and manifold)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Trunklines30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Valves12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2002
Wells and downhole equipment10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Wellheads and christmas trees15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Port assets - see Table A Water transport and support services (48100 to 48200 and 52110 to 52190)
Gold ore mining:
Gold ore processing assets:
Laboratory assets:
Generally (including drying ovens, pulverisers, crushers, gas fired ovens, fume cupboards)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004
Mineral sand mining:
Waste gas handling assets:
Afterburners20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Cyclones15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2003
Electrostatic precipitators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Scrubbers and stacks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Other mining support services:
Gas and oil mining support services (excluding offshore services):
Cementing assets:
Batch mixing assets:
Batch mixing units (excluding batch mixing units incorporated with trailers)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2018
Trailers (incorporating batch mixing unit and trailer)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Cement silos:
Fixed steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2018
Mobile10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Cement tankers (incorporating tank and trailer) - see Table B Motor vehicles and trailers, trailers having a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5 tonnes
Pumping units10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Drilling assets:
Bottom hole assemblies (including logging while drilling tools, measuring while drilling tools, motors and stabilisers)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2018
Coil tubing assets:
Pumping units7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2018
Reel and power units10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Downhole fishing and remedial tools (including casing swages, junk magnets and milling tools)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2018
Drill rigs10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Drill strings5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2018
Fluid assets (including centrifuges, pumps and shear units)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Mobile fluid tanks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Well control equipment (including blow out preventers and choke manifolds)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2018
Hydraulic fracturing assets:
Blenders8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2018
Frac tanks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Pumps8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2018
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Waste water assets:
Methane gas cogeneration assets - see Table A Electricity supply (26110 to 26400) and Gas supply (27000)
Dairy product manufacturing:
Ancillary and support assets:
Ammonia gas detectors12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2018
Oil and fat manufacturing:
Edible oil or fat, blended, modified, refined or solvent extracted manufacturing assets (including canola, safflower, soybean):
Measuring and monitoring assets:
Laboratory assets:
Gas chromatograph analysers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Grain mill product manufacturing:
Malt manufacturing assets:
Kiln assets:
Gas burners15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Soft drink, cordial and syrup manufacturing:
Support assets:
Waste water treatment assets:
Anaerobic bio gas system assets25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2009
Beer manufacturing (except non-alcoholic beer):
Support assets:
Carbon dioxide (C02) recovery system assets:
Gas collection and storage assets (including pipes bladders and tanks)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Gas processing assets20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Waste water treatment assets:
Anaerobic bio gas system assets25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Spirit manufacturing:
Distillation assets
Laboratory and testing assets (including alcoholmeters, alcolyzers, density meters, gas chromatographs, Graham condensers, homogenisers, hydrometers, Inland Revenue condensers and sugar testers)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2018
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Support assets:
Inert gas systems:
Dry ice machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Gas storage pressure tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Nitrogen generators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Natural textile manufacturing:
Cotton manufacturers' machinery:
Engines, gas20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2001
Gas producer plant13 ⅓ years15.00%7.50%1 Jan 2001
Clothing manufacturing:
Gas boilers (steam)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2022
Printing:
Quality control assets:
Gas Chromatograph (GC) testers8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2006
Petroleum refining:
Assets used to manufacture condensate, crude oil, domestic gas, liquid natural gas (LNG) or liquid petroleum gas (LPG) but not if the manufacture occurs in an oil refinery - see Table A Oil and gas extraction (07000)
Oil refinery assets:
Assets used in other processes:
Gas absorbers:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating or potassium carbonate treating20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Gas adsorbers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Process gas compressors30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Industrial gas - general manufacturing assets:
Air and gas cooling and heating assets:
Heat exchangers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Moisture condensers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Quench drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Refrigeration units20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Air and gas purification assets:
Adsorption systems25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Gas scrubbers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Reactors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Compressors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Gas buffer and surge tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Silencers/mufflers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas - manufacturing assets for specific gases:
Acetylene manufacturing assets (carbide process):
Acetylene compressors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Acetylene generators (incorporating hoppers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Acetylene purification assets (including cooling condensers, driers, purifier vessels and scrubbers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Calcium hydroxide settling ponds and tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Carbide handling assets (including carry skips, drum conveyor system and drum opening, lifting and tipping apparatus)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Dust collection systems20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Flashback arrestors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Ammonia manufacturing assets - see Table A Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing (18130)
Argon, nitrogen and oxygen manufacturing assets (cryogenic process):
Air filtering units for process air (incorporating housing and filters)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Cold boxes (incorporating distillation columns, expansion valves, heat exchangers, piping, separators and vacuum insulated enclosures)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Evaporative coolers (nitrogen cooled) and spray coolers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Nitrogen liquefiers (incorporating, expansion valves, heat exchangers, piping, separators and vacuum insulated enclosures)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Turbine expansion engines25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Carbon dioxide (C02) manufacturing assets:
Amine based absorption/desorption systems20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Liquefaction assets (including condensers, condensate receivers and separators)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Dry ice manufacturing assets:
Dry ice cutting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Dry ice packaging systems (incorporating conveyors, shrink tunnels and wrapping and sealing machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Dry ice presses20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Dry ice shipping boxes10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Extraction fans for waste carbon dioxide (C02)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Pelletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Helium manufacturing assets:
Helium liquefiers (incorporating cryogenic adsorbers, expansion valves, heat exchangers, piping, separators and vacuum insulated enclosures)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Turbine expansion engines25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Hydrogen manufacturing assets:
Gasifiers and steam reformer furnaces25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas distribution assets:
Compressor assets:
Air receivers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Compressors (including those for helium gas, industrial air and medical air)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder filling assets:
Cylinder filling station assets:
High pressure hoses10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Manifolds and piping (incorporating flashback arrestors):
Acetylene gas10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Other gases20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Water cooling system for acetylene cylinders (incorporating piping and spray nozzles)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder frames (incorporating manifolds and piping)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Cylinders:
Gas cylinders30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Liquid gas cylinders:
Flasks7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2011
Other liquid gas cylinders15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder valves10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder handling assets:
Baskets, crates, and pallets12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Tippers and trolleys10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder preparation assets:
Boilers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder brushing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder drying cabinets (incorporating heaters and fans)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder inspection lights10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder spray booths15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder stamping machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder testing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cylinder valving machines (incorporating safety enclosures)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Tank truck assets:
Gas storage tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Hoses5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Metering systems7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2011
Pipes and valves10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Pumps10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Tanker filling station assets:
Breakaway couplings12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Framework, manifolds and piping20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Tanker filling hoses10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Weighbridges20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Vapourisers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Support and other assets:
Air drying systems for industrial and instrument air15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Control system assets:
Control cabinets and panels, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and variable speed drives (VSDs)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
System monitoring assets (including instrumentation and sensors and transmitters for level, pressure, speed and temperature measurement)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cooling towers:
Field erected20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Packaged15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Customer installations assets:
Adsorption based nitrogen and oxygen generation systems (skid type) assets:
Membrane systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) systems12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Blowers and compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Freezers (including batch freezers, freeze tunnels, and tumble freezers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Gas supply metering, monitoring and control systems (incorporating meters, telemetry assets, sensors, transmitters and supply switching devices)4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Gas analysis assets:
Chromatographs15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Other analysers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Gas storage assets:
Liquid carbon dioxide (C02) storage assets:
Tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Tank refrigeration units10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Vacuum insulated tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Piping assets:
Flow meters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Pipes:
Carbon steel20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Stainless steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Pipelines30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Valves10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Platform scales20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Pumps:
Cryogenic pumps15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Liquid carbon dioxide (C02) pumps15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Other pumps15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Safety assets:
Fire control and alarm assets (see Table B)
Gas leakage monitors:
Fixed10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Portable4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Basic organic chemical manufacturing:
Ethanol manufacturing assets:
Support and other assets:
Safety assets:
Gas detectors:
Fixed10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Portable4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2012
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Ammonia manufacturing assets:
Air and gas reforming and separation assets:
Adsorption systems (including pressure and thermal swing)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Carbon dioxide (C02) absorption systems (incorporating absorber and stripping columns, flash drums, heat exchangers, piping, pumps and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Cryogenic separation process assets:
Air cooling and drying assets (excluding adsorption systems shown above)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Cold boxes (incorporating cryogenic distillation columns, expansion valves, heat exchangers, piping, separators and vacuum insulated enclosures)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2013
Desulphurisers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Methanators25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Pre-heaters (for air and gas feedstock)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Pre-reformers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Primary reformers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Secondary reformers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Shift converters (high and low temperature)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Conversion and liquefaction assets:
Purge gas recovery systems (incorporating heat exchangers, membranes, packing, piping pumps and vessels)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Gas pipelines (incorporating fittings and valves)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2013
Heat exchangers:
Process gas20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Support assets:
Gas detectors:
Fixed10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Portable4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2013
Ammonium nitrate manufacturing assets:
Nitric acid manufacturing assets:
Compressor assets:
Tail gas expanders25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Heat exchangers:
Gas coolers and heaters20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Human pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing:
Laboratory assets:
Laboratory analysers (including coagulators, carbon analysers, colour readers, gas chromatographs, high performance liquid chromatographs (HPLCs), and spectrophotometers)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2004
Cement manufacturing:
Drying assets:
Hot gas generators15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Testing equipment:
Generally (including spectrometers, gas chromatographs, titrators, calorimeters, laser granulometers, photometers, moisture analysers, drying ovens)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2011
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Assets used in common in iron smelting and steel manufacturing processes:
Control systems assets:
Instruments (including temperature probes, control panels, gas analysers, location sensors, carbon monoxide monitors, pressure controls, temperature controls, pyrometers, strip position sensors, gamma ray detectors, hot metal detectors, x-ray gauges, width gauges, thickness gauges)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel making assets:
Emissions control assets:
Waste gas radiation cooling systems (incorporating water sprays and ducts)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Waste gas extractor fans and silencers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Flux making assets:
Kiln burner units (incorporating gas and firing systems)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Blast furnace assets:
Emissions control assets:
Excess gas bleeder systems20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Waste gas collector mains and ducts15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Hot blast system assets:
Stoves mixed gas main systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Coke making assets:
Coke ovens batteries assets:
Coke ovens batteries (including ovens, doors, individual oven gas off takes from supply and extraction mains)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2009
Coke ovens gas by-products assets:
Acid compound assets:
Acid compound structures, pumps, overflow and storage tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Ammonia absorbers (including pumps, ammonia storage tanks, and distribution pipes including valves)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Ammonia plant assets:
Ammonia incinerators, ammonia stills, tanks, decanters, pumps, condensers (including support structures, stacks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Benzine, toluene and xylene plant assets:
Distillation columns, dephlegorators, pumps, tanks, coolers, condensers and pre heaters30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2009
Benzol scrubbers (including pumps and distribution pipe work including valves)35 years5.71%2.86%1 Jul 2009
Exhausters (including support structures and hydraulic systems)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2009
Final coolers35 years5.71%2.86%1 Jul 2009
Napthalene plant assets:
Sludge tanks, pre heaters, distillation columns, tanks, decanters, condensers, and pumps35 years5.71%2.86%1 Jul 2009
Primary cooler assets:
Electric and steam pumps, tar tanks, strainers, salt water coolers (including supporting structures and distribution pipes to cooler off takes including valves)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2009
Sulphate plant assets:
Feed tanks, evaporators, centrifuge units, conveyors (including belts, structures, drives and chutes, jet condensers, hot water tanks, driers including chutes, drives, and support structures, pumps, vibrating screens, cyclones, and scraper conveyors)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Tar plant assets:
Decanters, make tanks (incorporating scrapers and drives, storage tanks, steam and electric pumps, liquor tank and strainers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Tar precipitators20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Emissions control assets:
Waste gas cleaning and dedusting assets:
Baghouses20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Dedusting fans (including extraction dusting incorporating gearboxes and drives)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Dust collection systems, dust drop out boxes and dust disposal rotary valves (incorporating motors and gearboxes)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Fume extraction hoods20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Waste gas collector mains and ducts25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2009
Hot strip mill assets:
Walking beam furnace assets:
Coke ovens gas systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Pellet making assets:
Emissions control assets:
Waste gas collector mains and ducts20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Waste gas extractor fans20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Induration assets:
Kiln burner units (incorporating gas and firing systems)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Rod, bar, structural and rail mill assets:
Walking beam, natural gas furnaces (incorporating structure, refractories, walking beam floors, furnace hydraulic systems, and charge and discharge doors)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Sinter making assets:
Emissions control assets:
Waste gas cleaning and dedusting assets:
Activated carbon packed bed filters15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Dedusting fans10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Electrostatic precipitators and scraper chains20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Waste gas collector mains and ducts20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Strand assets:
Ignition furnaces (incorporating associated air and gas mains)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Steel railway track product manufacturing assets:
Steel railway clip manufacturing assets:
Gas temper furnaces20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Non-ferrous metal casting:
Metal casting assets (non-ferrous e.g. aluminium, brass and magnesium):
Sand casting assets:
Gas generators for sand curing15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Bus and truck manufacturing assets (including bus vehicle body assembling assets and truck body manufacturing assets):
Ancillary and support assets:
Storage tanks:
Gas storage tanks (including argon, compressed natural gas (CNG) and nitrogen gas storage tanks)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Metal stamping and blanking assets:
Maintenance workshop and tool room assets:
Cutting machines (including gas cutters and plasma cutting machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Railway rolling stock manufacturing and repair services:
Maintenance and refurbishment assets:
Paint spraying booths (incorporating baking ovens, extractor fans and gas heaters)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Electricity supply:
Electricity distribution:
Control, monitoring, communications and protection systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Customer meters (incorporating load and time switches if fitted)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Customer service mains or cable, above ground40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Customer service mains or cable, underground50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2002
Distribution lines:
Above ground (incorporating conductors; cross arms, insulators and fittings; poles - concrete, wood, steel or stobie; and transformers - pole or ground pad mounted)45 years4.44%2.22%1 Jan 2002
Combination of above ground and underground47 ½ years4.21%2.11%1 Jan 2002
Underground (incorporating cables, fittings and ground pad mounted transformers)50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2002
Distribution substations/transformers, pole or ground pad mounted40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Distribution zone substations (excluding control, monitoring, communications and protection systems)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Nightwatchman's lights15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Street lights15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Electricity generation:
Ash and dust handling and disposal:
Ash dams20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Ash slurry systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Conveyors30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Crushers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
On-site storage silos, concrete or steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Fuel supply and handling:
On-site gaseous fuel supply systems (incorporating downstream delivery pipelines)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site liquid fuel supply systems (incorporating downstream delivery pipelines)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Solid fuels:
Coal handling assets (including conveyors, slot bunker, transfer towers, and weighers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Day bunkers and silos, concrete or steel (incorporating top side conveyor system)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site coal storage assets (including stacking and reclaiming assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site storage silos, concrete or steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Quality control assets (including coal sampling assets and secondary crushers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Power generators:
Co-generation:
Condensing and feed heating assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Control and monitoring system15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Gas turbine generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Heat recovery steam generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Miscellaneous assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Reciprocating engines, diesel fired20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Reciprocating engines, gas spark ignition20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Steam turbine generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Combined cycle:
Condensing and feed heating assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Control and monitoring systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Gas turbine generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Heat recovery steam generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Miscellaneous assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Steam turbine generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Diesel or gas engine:
Control and monitoring systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Diesel reciprocating engines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Gas spark ignition reciprocating engines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Miscellaneous assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Gas turbine:
Control and monitoring systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Gas turbine generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Miscellaneous assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Hydro-electric:
Control and monitoring system15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical area30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Hydro turbines and generators40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Miscellaneous assets40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear35 years5.71%2.86%1 Jan 2002
Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Solar:
Photovoltaic electricity generating system assets (incorporating photovoltaic panels, mounting frames and inverters)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Thermal:
Condensing and feed heating assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Control and monitoring systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Miscellaneous assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Primary dust collection systems (incorporating electrostatic precipitators or baghouse filters)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Solid fuel preparation assets (including fuel feeders and milling assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Steam generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Steam turbine generators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Wind:
Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Wind turbines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Power station civil and structural works:
Chimney stacks:
Concrete surrounds30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Steel flues20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Cooling towers (concrete or timber)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Cooling water systems (excluding cooling towers and condensing assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Power station buildings, to the extent that they form an integral part of plant30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Workshop machinery and tools20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Electricity transmission:
Control, monitoring, communications and protection systems12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jan 2002
Power transformers40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Transmission lines (incorporating conductors, insulators and towers)47 ½ years4.21%2.11%1 Jan 2002
Transmission substations (excluding power transformers and control, monitoring, communications and protection systems)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Gas supply:
Gas distribution:
Control systems (excluding computers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Gas meters15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Low pressure (LP) gas storage holders40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2002
Pigging devices5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2002
Pipelines (including high, medium or low pressure trunk, primary or secondary mains or services):
Generally50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jul 2002
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipelines30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Regulators (including gate stations, subgate stations, block valve stations, pressure regulating stations and district regulating stations)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2002
Gas transmission:
Compressor gas turbine (GT) drivers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Compressor station assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Control systems (excluding computers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Gas meters15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Gas pipeline LNG station assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Pigging devices5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2002
Pipelines - transmission, spur or lateral50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jul 2002
Regulators (including gate stations, subgate stations, block valve stations, pressure regulating stations and district regulating stations)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2002
Underground gas storage asset40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2002
Water supply:
Assets used by irrigation water providers:
Channel regulators80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Cranes (including gantries)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2005
Dams and weirs ((incorporating gates and actuators) consisting of a barrier to obstruct the flow of water constructed from any or all of the following: concrete, earth and rockfill)100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2005
Drain inlet50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Drainage channels (measured from the point of intersection with another drainage channel to the following intersection)100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2005
Escapes50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Flow meters20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Irrigation channels (incorporating siphons and subways) measured from offtake or regulator to regulator:
Concrete50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Earth80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Measurement flumes50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Metered outlets:
Electronic40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2005
Mechanical50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Piped40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2005
Offtakes80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Pipes: measured from valve to valve, that are of the same age and same material (not being in the nature of a repair)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Pump inlets50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Pump sets (incorporating switchboards, starters, motors and pumps)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2005
Reservoirs and tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Valves40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2005
Assets used in water supply:
Aerators and blowers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Cathodic protection systems20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Chemical dosing pumps25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Pump sets (incorporating switch boards, starters, motors and pumps)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Raw water storage and supply assets:
Bores30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2005
Dam or weir intake structures100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2005
Dams and weirs100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2005
Reservoirs, elevated tanks and standpipes: whether made from steel or concrete80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Service connections:
Water meters20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Valves:
Generally30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2005
Pressure reducing valves25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Water mains: being lengths of trunk, distribution and reticulation mains within a section, measured from valve to valve that are of the same age and same material (not being in the nature of a repair)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Water supply control systems assets:
Air scour flow meters, level sensors, transmitters and meters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2005
Chlorine analysers, mini labs, pH meters, turbidity analysers and meters7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2005
Flow meters20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Pressure sensors, transmitters and meters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2005
Telemetry (including modems and remote transfer units)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2005
Variable speed drives (VSDs)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Water supply pumping station detention tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Water treatment assets:
Balance tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Bore water treatment assets:
Aerators and blowers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Backwash pumps25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Batching tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Clear water tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Drying beds50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Filtration tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Lime pump sets (incorporating switch boards, starters, motors and pumps)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Lime silos50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Reactors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Sludge thickeners50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Chemical blowers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Chemical dosing systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Chemical feeders and hoppers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Chemical mixers and blenders25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Chemical storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2005
Clarifiers (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Clear water tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Dissolved air flotation systems25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Filtration tanks (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Flocculation tanks (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Inline mixers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Penstocks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Raw water inlet screening systems25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Sludge treatment lagoons50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Wash water holding tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Sewerage and drainage services:
Chemical dosing pumps25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Dams:
Lined earth dams100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2005
Dam covers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Effluent outfalls:
Shoreline ocean100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2005
Extended ocean100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2005
River or estuary100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2005
Methane gas and cogeneration assets - see Table A Electricity supply (26110 to 26400) and Gas supply (27000)
Pump sets (incorporating switch boards, starters, motors and pumps)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Sewage pump station assets:
Detention tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Overflow screens25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Sewage service connection assets:
Low pressure pumps25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Vacuum pumps25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Sewage treatment assets:
Air filtration systems20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Air scrubbers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2005
Chemical blowers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Chemical feeders and hoppers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Chemical mixers and blenders25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Chemical storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2005
Grit removal assets25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Penstocks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Screenings removal assets25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Sludge processing assets:
Anaerobic digesters80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Anaerobic digester gas handling and blowing systems25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Anaerobic digester heating systems25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Bio-filters80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Dissolved air flotation systems25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Lime disinfection dosing units25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Sludge dewatering assets:
Belt presses15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Centrifuges20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Screw conveyors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Screw presses20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Sludge driers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Sludge heating units20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Sludge thickening tanks (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Treatment assets:
Primary treatment assets:
Primary clarifiers (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Primary sedimentation lagoons50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Primary sedimentation tanks (incorporating scrapers and weirs)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Scum collection and transfer systems25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Secondary treatment assets:
Biological nutrient removal (BNR) assets:
Aerators and blowers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
BNR tanks (incorporating mixed liquor stream, anoxic, anaerobic and swing zones and diffusers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Mixers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Secondary clarifiers (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Secondary treatment lagoons50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2005
Secondary treatment tanks (incorporating scrapers and weirs)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Sequenced batch reactors80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Sludge aerators and blowers80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Tertiary treatment assets:
Backwash air blowers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Chlorine contact tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Filtration tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Reverse osmosis assets:
Fine screening systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Micro filtration units15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Reverse osmosis membrane filtration units10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2005
UV disinfectors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Water storage tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Sewerage control systems assets:
Chlorine residual analysers and pH meters7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2005
Dissolved oxygen probes, level sensors, transmitters and meters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2005
Flow meters20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Telemetry (including modems and remote transfer units)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2005
Variable speed drives (VSDs)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2005
Sewer mains: Being lengths of collection sewers measured from manhole to manhole (including branch, main, pressure, reticulation, sub-main and trunk sewers) (not being in the nature of a repair)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Valves:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Pressure reducing valves30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2005
Solid waste collection services:
Air compressors and receivers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Balers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Bins:
Domestic mobile bins (plastic)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Industrial mobile rubbish bins (metal)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Industrial mobile rubbish bins (plastic)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Metal skips for hire8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Roll-on roll-off containers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Stationary and portable compactor bins8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Bin delivery vehicle cranes/bin and skip lifters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Compactors and collection bodies on trucks (including lifting arms)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Fans10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Forklifts11 years18.18%9.09%1 Jul 2015
Garbage compactor trucks (excluding the compactor)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Hook lifts on truck body10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Truck hoists20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2015
Washing assets (including pressure washers)4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2015
Waste water treatment systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Waste treatment and disposal services:
Transfer stations and landfill operation assets:
Air compressors and receivers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Balers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Bins:
Bins generally (including metal bins)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Compactor bins6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2015
Mobile bins (including rubbish bins)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Bulk fuel above ground tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2015
Bulldozers and drotts (including landfill compaction assets)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
CCTV and security systems4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2015
Concrete crushing assets15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Dust and odour control assets12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2015
Excavators and front end loaders5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Fans10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Forklifts used in waste handling5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Forklifts not used in waste handling11 years18.18%9.09%1 Jul 2015
Gas capture assets:
Extraction assets (including wells, laterals and headers, and condensate systems)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Flare skid assets generally (including blowers, monitoring systems and flame arresters, but excluding flare stacks)7 ½ years26.67%13.33%1 Jul 2015
Flare stacks - continuous use15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Flare stacks - standby stacks7 ½ years26.67%13.33%1 Jul 2015
Monitoring systems (excluding wells)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Off-site monitoring wells15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Green waste mulchers and shredders7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Hoppers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Push pits15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Sweepers - road sweepers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Transfer trailers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Water treatment systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Weighbridges15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Waste remediation and materials recovery services:
Materials recovery facility (MRF) assets:
Air compressors and receivers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Balers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Ballistic separators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Bins:
Bins generally (including metal bins)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Compactor bins6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2014
Mobile bins (including rubbish bins)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Bunkers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
CCTV and security systems4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2014
Chippers and shredders7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Control systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Conveyors and conveyor systems:
Bounce conveyors and feeders10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Conveyors generally ((incorporating belt, drive, motors and supporting structure) including walking floor conveyors)9 years22.22%11.11%1 Jul 2014
Hand sort conveyors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Door controls and motor drive systems for automatic opening doors (incorporating controls, motors and sensors, but excluding doors)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Ducted air transfer system assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Dust collectors12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2014
Eddy current separators7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Excavators and front end loaders5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Fans10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Feed hoppers (incorporating steel drag chain, conveyor belt, metering feed roller, motor and gearbox)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Ferrous and magnetic separators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Food separation and screening assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Forklifts5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Glass breakers and crushers6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2014
Hoppers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Leachate pumps and filters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Lifting assets (including pallet jacks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Optical sorters5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Screen separators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Sweepers and scrubbers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Trommels (incorporating wheels, motors and gearboxes):
Fixed7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Portable7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Vacuum extraction and cleaning assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Vibrating screen separators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Waste compactors9 years22.22%11.11%1 Jul 2014
Weighbridges15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
RETAIL TRADE:
Fuel retailing:
Canopy lighting:
Radiant gas positive5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Heaters:
Fixed:
Gas:
Ducted central heating unit20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2004
Other15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004
Hot water systems (excluding piping):
Gas12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2004
Outdoor assets:
Spas:
Fixed spa assets:
Heaters (electric or gas)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004
Swimming pool assets:
Heaters:
Gas15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Specialist medical services n.e.c.:
Thoracic physicians' assets:
Body plethysmographs (incorporating flow sensors, gas analysers, integrated software and integrated computers)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2003
Lung function analysis systems (incorporating flow sensors, gas analysers, integrated software and integrated computers)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2003
Dental services:
Dentists' assets:
Dental instruments:
Handpieces (driven by compressed air, compressed gas or electricity)3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2003
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Exhaust gas analysers for petrol engines:
Computer operated5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Standalone10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Fire control and alarm assets:
Detection and alarm systems:
Gas suppression cylinders25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2004
Swimming pool assets:
Heaters:
Gas15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004

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Source: TR 2022/1