ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Beef cattle feedlots:
Cattle pen assets:
Cattle pen infrastructure assets:
Feed bunks or troughs and aprons20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
Feed roads20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
Pen earthworks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
Pen fences and gates (steel and timber)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
Shade structures20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
MINING:
Infrastructure support assets:
Compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Control systems and communication systems assets:
Generally10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2003
Instruments10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2003
Towers or other supporting structures30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Electrical infrastructure assets (including power reticulation, substations, switchgear and transformers)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Mineral treatment structure40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2003
Pipes and pipelines (including valves and fittings):
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Slurry pipework within processing facility (including slurry pipe to thickener)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2006
Pumps:
Generally20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Positive displacement pumps15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Railway infrastructure assets and rolling-stock - see Table A Rail freight and passenger transport services (47100 to 47200)
Coal mining:
Infrastructure support assets:
Analysers, belt magnets, grinding mills, metal detectors and samplers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Coal preparation facility framework/structure40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2003
Compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Control systems and communication systems assets:
Generally10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2003
Instruments10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2003
Towers or other supporting structures30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Electrical infrastructure assets (including reticulation assets, substations, switch gear and transformers)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Fuel storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Gas storage tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Overhead cranes/gantries30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Pipes and pipelines (including valves and fittings):
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Slurry pipework within processing facility (including slurry pipe to thickener)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2006
Pumps:
Generally (including centrifugal pumps)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Positive displacement pumps15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Train loaders30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Tunnel vent or exhaust fans15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Valves and other non pipe fittings10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2003
Water recycling facility20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Water storage dams (including fire services dams and water storage dams generally)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Water storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Iron ore mining:
Infrastructure support assets:
Blowers, high pressure15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2006
Dust suppression/control equipment15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2006
MANUFACTURING:
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Assets used in common in iron smelting and steel manufacturing processes:
Rail infrastructure and rolling stock except torpedo cars - use any relevant determinations made for Rail freight and passenger transport services (47100 to 47200)
Alumina production:
Alumina manufacturing (including bauxite refining and calcined alumina manufacturing):
Steam raising and electrical infrastructure assets (including switchgear and transformers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Aluminium smelting:
Steam raising and electrical infrastructure assets:
Generally (including switchgear and transformers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Rectiformers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Tramway and light rail passenger transport services:
Infrastructure assets:
Communication, computer and passenger support assets:
Automatic vehicle monitoring computer systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Automatic vehicle monitoring tram borne equipment (including transponders)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
CCTV systems4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2010
Control systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Hand-held passenger ticketing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Passenger information displays10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Passenger ticketing machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Radio base stations, intercoms7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Electrification assets:
Lighting15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Overhead distribution lines (incorporating conductors, cross arms, feeders, insulators, inverters, fittings and poles)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Power transformers40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2010
Substations (incorporating switchgear and circuit breakers)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2010
Signalling assets (including automatic points)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Track maintenance assets:
Truck mounted maintenance assets (including points cleaning, sweeping and welding machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Trackwork (incorporating track drainage):
Ballasted track25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2010
Curved track20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Embedded track30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Points (excluding automatic points) and crossings20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Track within depots40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2010
Rail freight and passenger transport services:
Infrastructure assets:
Electrification assets:
Overhead distribution lines (incorporating conductors, contact catenary, cross arms, insulators and fittings, and poles)33 ⅓ years6.00%3.00%1 Jan 2002
Power transformers30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Substations (incorporating switchgear and circuit breakers)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Passenger information and ticketing system15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Signalling assets (including axle detectors, block signals, dragging equipment detector, hot boxes, interlockings, level crossings, and train control and train describer)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Trackwork (incorporating rails, sleepers, ballast, permanent way/top 600, and integral bridges, culverts and tunnels):
Freight (trackwork used by vehicles with gross axle loads of 30 tonnes and below per vehicle):
Heavy haul (trackwork carrying >20 GMT per annum)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Light haul (trackwork carrying <1 GMT per annum)50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2002
Medium haul (trackwork carrying between 1 GMT and 20 GMT per annum)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Freight (trackwork used by vehicles with gross axle loads above 30 tonnes per vehicle)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Passenger40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2002
Turnouts and crossings20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Monorail operation assets:
Infrastructure assets:
Communication, computer and passenger assets:
CCTV systems4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2010
Control systems (including commutators)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Hand held passenger ticketing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Passenger information displays10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Passenger ticketing machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Phones, radio base stations, intercoms7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Rescue and recovery vehicles30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Electrification assets:
Collector rails30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Lighting15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Power transformers40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2010
Standby generators25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2010
Substations (incorporating switchgear and circuit breakers)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2010
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Track and maintenance assets:
Beams and columns30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Maintenance vehicles15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Track30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Track switches30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Traversers30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Railway rolling stock:
Rail mounted track infrastructure assets:
Generally (including ballast wagons/cleaners/regulators, rail grinders, sleeper laying machines and track recorders)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Mainline and switch tampers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Radio broadcasting:
Studio based digital audio broadcasting infrastructure (encoding assets etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012

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Source: TR 2022/1