ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Grading and packing line assets used on farm:
Packing assets (including bagging and wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Agriculture:
Hop growers' plant:
Hop picking machines13 ⅓ years15.00%7.50%1 Jan 2001
Nursery and floriculture production:
Packaging assets:
Bunching and bundling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2006
Grading machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2006
Planting assets:
Potting machines (including pot and bag fillers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2006
Mushroom growing:
Casing machines (includes casing mixers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Filling and emptying machines (including bag fillers, bed winches, cassette fillers and tunnel fillers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Slicing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Spawning machines (including supplement machines)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2008
Weighing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Fruit and tree nut growing:
Fruit growing assets:
Crop protection assets:
Banana bagging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Dried fruit assets:
Generally (including bin dryers, boxing machines, dehydration tunnels, dippers, rack dehydrators, scrapers, trolleys and wetting machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Sheep farming:
Crutching machines, portable type10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2007
Woolshed assets:
Grinding machines for sharpening cutters30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2007
Shearing machines30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2007
Beef cattle feedlots:
Manure composting and screening machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2007
Poultry farming for breeding, eggs and meat:
Egg grading and packing assets:
Egg grader and packing systems (including box erectors, box sealers, candling machines, conveyors, crack, dirt, leak and blood detectors, denesters (egg inners and trays), egg loaders, egg oilers, egg tray stackers, egg washers, egg weigher and transfer systems, imprinters (egg and box), packers (inners, trays and boxes) and wrappers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2007
Poultry hatcheries:
Transfer machines - farm trolley to setter trolley20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
Transfer machines - setter tray to hatcher basket20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
Aquaculture:
Weighing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2007
Other agriculture and fishing support services:
Pulse and seed processing assets:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Bag sewers - see Table B Packaging machines
Palletisers and depalletisers - see Table B Packaging machines
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers, pallet wrappers and strapping machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
MINING:
Hydrometallurgy and Pyrometallurgy assets:
Sintering process assets (including continuous sintering machines)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Materials handling assets:
Weighing machines (including weighers for feeders and conveyors)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2004
Surface mobile mining machines:
Bucket wheel excavators30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Compressors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Cranes20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Dozers9 years22.22%11.11%1 Jul 2002
Draglines30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Drill rigs (Production)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Electric rope shovels25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Generators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Graders10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Hydraulic excavators (including hydraulic front shovels)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Lighting systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Off highway trucks (including articulated, rigid dump, service, fuel and water trucks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Rollers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Scrapers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2002
Skid steer loader7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2002
Tool carriers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Wheel loaders8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2002
Underground mobile mining machines:
Compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Continuous haulage systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Continuous miners10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Drill rigs:
Diamond20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Production7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2002
Feeder breakers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Graders10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Jumbos10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Load-haul-dump machines6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2002
Long-wall equipment:
Armoured face conveyors6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2002
Beam stage loaders7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2002
Hydraulic pump modules15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Hydraulic roof supports10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Impact crushers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Mobile conveyors tail end5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2002
Roof support relocation vehicles10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Shearers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2002
Shearer carriers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Maintenance vehicles8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2002
Personnel transporters8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2002
Raise borers and down reamers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Roof bolters8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2002
Scissor lifts6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2002
Shuttle cars12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2002
Skid steer loaders12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2002
Underground haulage trucks6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2002
Wheel loaders6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2002
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Boning room assets:
Chine bone removal machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
De-sinewed mince meat machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Dicing and mincing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Frenching machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2013
Loin/saddle deboning machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Sausage filling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Skinning or denuding machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
X-ray and chemical lean analysis machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Cold storage assets:
Carbon dioxide (C02) snow making machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Packaging assets:
Automatic carton erecting and lidding machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Bagging machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Labelling machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Netting machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Strapping machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Rendering plant:
Bagging/weigh batching machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Slaughter floor assets:
Knife blade sharpening machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Offal processing assets:
Intestine processing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Specialised pork slaughter floor assets:
De-hairing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Poultry processing:
Cut up & portion cutting assets:
Cut-up machines (for body, breast, legs, necks, wings etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2017
Deboning area assets:
Extruders, grinders and mechanical deboned meat (MDM) machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Further processing assets:
Coating machines, breaders, dusters etc10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Filling machines (including Kiev, sausage, stuffing etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Marinating machines (including marinade sprayers, mixers, vacuum tumbler massagers etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Killing equipment:
Controlled atmosphere stunning (CAS) machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Packaging machines generally (bagging machines, batchers, carton and case erecting and closing machines, inspection equipment (checkweighers, metal detectors etc), multihead and singlehead weighers, palletisers and depalletisers, product identification labellers, robotic pick and place machines and wrapping machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
Cured meat and smallgoods manufacturing:
Ancillary assets:
Flake ice machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Post-production and packaging assets:
Clipping/tying/stringing machines (including tie clipping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Packaging machines generally (bagging machines, carton and case erecting and closing machines, inspection equipment (checkweighers, metal detectors etc), multihead and singlehead weighers, palletisers and depalletisers, product identification labellers, robotic pick and place machines and wrapping machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
Production assets generally for bacon, ham, meat emulsion products, smallgoods etc (including band saws, cookers, cutters, deboning machines, dicing machines, emulsifiers, filling machines, grinding machines, guillotines, injecting machines, massaging machines, meat pumps, microwave cooking tunnels, mixing machines, netting machines, pump grinders, sausage linkers, shredders, tumbling machines etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Raw material preparation and receiving assets:
Carton shredding/stripping machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Curing machines17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2016
Decartoning machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Dairy product manufacturing:
Assets for cheese manufacturing:
Cheese cutting machines (including cutters, grinders, shredders and slicers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Continuous cheese making machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Moulding machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Assets for ice cream manufacturing:
Moulding machines, moulds and moulding line stick inserters15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Slush machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Packaging assets:
Butter patting machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2018
Cartoning assets (including carton and case erecting, packing and closing machines, and carton and box sealers/tapers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Cheese wrapping machines (including overwrappers and thermoforming machines)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2017
Filling and sealing/capping machines (including various types used in the industry such as bag, bin, bottle, bulk, can, carton, pouch and tub filling and sealing/capping machines; form fill and seal machines; preformed cup filling and sealing machines; seamers and clinchers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Product identification labellers (including coding machines and label applicators)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Dried fruit (other than sun-dried) manufacturing assets:
Packaging assets:
Box sealers (including taping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Form fill and seal machines - see Table B Packaging machines
Labellers - see Table B Packaging machines
Multihead weighers - see Table B Packaging machines
Palletisers - see Table B Packaging machines
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers) - see Table B Packaging machines
Quality control and inspection assets:
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers and metal detectors) - see Table B Packaging machines
Fruit juice and fruit juice drink manufacturing assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Capping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Filling machines (including aseptic fillers, bag in box fillers, cup fillers, gable top carton fillers and plastic bottle fillers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Handling assets:
Bottle rinsing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Inspection assets:
Vision inspection assets (including cap inspection/rejection systems and label inspection machines)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2010
Packing assets:
Coding machines (including container coders and outer date coders)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Multipack machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Support assets:
Laboratory equipment:
Electronic (including high performance liquid chromatography or HPLC machines, refractometers, spectrometry machines and titrimetric analysers)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Jam, pickles and sauces manufacturing assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Bottle rinsing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Capping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Filling machines (including aseptic, bucket and portion control)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Packaging assets:
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2018
Labellers - see Table B Packaging machines
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers) - see Table B Packaging machines
Preserved fruit and vegetable manufacturing assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Capping machines:
Cappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Induction sealers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2018
Filling machines (including aseptic, bag in box, cup, direct and piston)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Packaging assets:
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Palletisers and depalletisers - see Table B Packaging machines
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers) - see Table B Packaging machines
Quality control and inspection assets:
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers and metal detectors) - see Table B Packaging machines
Oil and fat manufacturing:
Edible oil or fat, blended, modified, refined or solvent extracted manufacturing assets (including canola, safflower, soybean):
Margarine and shortening processing assets:
Pin rotor machines (including plasticators and complectors)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Linseed or flaxseed and other edible, non-modified, refined or solvent extracted oil processing assets (including chai, hemp, acacia and excluding olive oil):
Preparatory and extraction assets:
Crushing and breaking assets (including grinders, flaking machines and seed crackers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
Packaging assets:
Bag sewers - see Table B Packaging machines
Capping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Cartoning assets (including carton and case erecting, packing and closing machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Coding machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Filling machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
Robots (pick and place packaging machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Wrapping machines (including shrink and stretch wrappers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Grain mill product manufacturing:
Flour milling assets:
Packaging assets:
Bag sewers - see Table B packaging machines
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Inspection equipment (including check weighers, metal detectors, counting machines etc) - see Table B Packaging machines
Multihead and singlehead weighers - see Table B Packaging machines
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers) - see Table B Packaging machines
Rice milling assets:
Packaging assets:
Cartoning assets (including bagging machines, bag sealers, carton and case erecting, packing and closing machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
Quality control assets:
Laboratory equipment (including moisture testing machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Cereal and pasta product manufacturing:
Cereal food manufacturing assets:
Cold formed and nut based cereal bar manufacturing assets:
Tempering machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Ready-to-eat cereal manufacturing assets (including extruded, co-extruded, flaked and puffed cereal manufacturing assets):
Milling machines (including flaking mills, pellet mills and shredding mills)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Packaging assets (including cartoners, casepackers, case palletisers, checkweighers, fillers, label applicators, robotic pick and place packaging machines, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2008
Pasta manufacturing assets:
Long goods/short goods pasta making assets (including blanchers/cookers, formers, gnocchi making machines, laminators, presses, ravioli making machines, sheeters etc)12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2008
Bakery product manufacturing:
Baking assets used by large-scale manufacturers of biscuits, bread, cakes, pastries and pies:
Make-up assets (including croissant making machines, crumpet making machines, crumbers, cutters, depositors, dividers, dough pumps, dough piece check weighers, extruders, final moulder/panners, first/intermediate provers, gauge rolls, laminators, meat cookers, meat extruders, moulders, muffin making machines, pie making machines, roll making machines, rounder/airflow handers, sheeters and stampers)12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jan 2002
Packaging assets (including accumulators, bag closers, bread baggers, box and carton making machines, finished product check weighers, flow wrappers, metal detectors, robotic pick and place assets and shrink wrappers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Secondary process assets (including cake folders, creamers, depositors, enrobers, icing machines, sandwiching machines and sprinklers)12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jan 2002
Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based):
Sugar milling assets:
Cane juice extraction assets:
Cane shredding machines (incorporating drives)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Sugar refining assets:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill and seal machines, and roll wrapping machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Bottling assets:
Bottle capping, filling and unscrambling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Syrup and treacle filter presses15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
UV disinfectors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including casepackers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Inspection equipment (including check weighers, metal detectors, counting machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Product identification labellers (including decorating, applicator and coding machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Chocolate making assets:
Tempering machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Jelly and sugar lolly making assets:
Coating and dusting machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Oiling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill seal machines, shaped foil wrappers, stick/bunch/sleeve wrappers etc)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Cartoning and boxing machines (including erectors, robots, case packers, palletisers, strappers etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Pet food manufacturing assets:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill and seal machines and roll wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers, metal detectors, counting machines etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill and seal machines and roll wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers, metal detectors, counting machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.:
Coffee processing assets:
Packaging assets:
Form fill and seal packaging machines (including flat bottom, flat top and bottom, pillow shape, stand up and vacuum brick pack packaging machines)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers, metal detectors, counting machines etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Frozen pre-prepared food manufacturing assets (including frozen appetisers and finger foods such as dim sims and spring rolls, frozen french fries/potato chips, frozen pizzas and frozen pre-prepared meals):
Frozen appetiser and finger food manufacturing assets:
Appetiser forming machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Mixing assets (including meat mincers, meat mincer/blenders, mixer/grinding machines and mixers generally)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Frozen lasagne manufacturing assets generally (including cookers, cutters, depositors, extruders, lasagne making machines, mixers and sheeters)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Frozen pizza manufacturing assets:
Pizza sauce and topping application assets (including can opening machines, cheese shredding assets, depositors, enrobers, topping applicators and water coating sprayers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Pocket pizza making machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Frozen potato product manufacturing assets (including french fries/potato chips, potato flake, potato shred and shred product manufacturing assets):
Processing assets generally:
Forming drums/machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Packaging and quality control assets:
Cartoners (including inner and outer cartoning machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including casepackers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Case sealing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Coding machines (including laser coding machines)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2012
Peanut processing assets:
Packaging assets (including packers, palletisers, shrink wrappers and strapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Tea processing assets:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers and roll wrapping machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Packaging machines:
Form fill and seal packaging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Generally (including flat bottom, flat top and bottom, pillow shape and stand up packaging machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Vacuum brick pack packaging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Soft drink, cordial and syrup manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Capping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Filling machines (including bag in box fillers, cup fillers and aseptic fillers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Inspection machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Handling assets:
Bottle and can rinsing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Strap cutting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Packing assets:
Coding machines (including container coders and outer date coders)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2009
Multipack machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Beer manufacturing (except non-alcoholic beer):
Malt handling and cleaning assets:
Malt milling machines (including hammer and roller mills)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Packaging assets:
Bottle and can filling and sealing assets:
Filling machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Inspection machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Bottle and can handling assets:
Bottle and can rinsing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Bottle and can packing assets:
Multipack machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Keg line assets:
Capping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Coding machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2008
External washing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Internal washer and filler machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Bottle and cask filling, sealing and coding assets:
Carton packing machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Inspection machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Support assets:
Inert gas systems:
Dry ice machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Wool scouring:
Wool and fleece scouring and carbonising assets:
Scour machine15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Textile floor covering manufacturing:
Carpet manufacturing assets:
Re-wind machines13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2017
Roll-up machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Sample binding assets (including binders and sewing machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Textile finishing and other textile product manufacturing:
Flock manufacturing plant:
Carding machines13 ⅓ years15.00%7.50%1 Jan 2001
Knitted product manufacturing:
Knitting machines13 ⅓ years15.00%7.50%1 Jan 2001
Clothing manufacturing:
Cutting machines and tables20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2022
Dyeing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
Fusing machines and presses8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2022
Hat pressing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2022
Sewing machines:
Banding15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2022
Button sewer, clip attaching5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2022
Embroidery - single and multi-head12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2022
General (including bar tack, binding, feed off the arm, single folder, two-needle, underwire)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
High speed industrial10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
Millinery20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2022
Overlocker15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2022
Stud setting machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2022
Pulp, paper and converted paper product manufacturing:
Pulp and paper mill assets:
Paper machine assets:
Dry end assets (including calenders, coaters and reelers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Dryers (including MG cylinder and yankee cylinder)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Size press15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Wet end assets (including forming section, head box and press section)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Sanitary paper product manufacturing:
Finishing and converted paper product manufacturing assets:
Generally (including machines for manufacturing disposable facial and toilet tissues, paper tablecloths, paper table napkins, interleaved and rolled paper towels)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Hygienic paper product manufacturing assets:
Fluff preparation assets (including hammer mills, cutting machines, fluff forming drums, compacting rollers and carding machines)13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2013
Generally (including machines for manufacturing disposable nappies, sanitary napkins, sanitary liners and tampons)13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2013
Packaging assets:
Cartoning assets (including bundlers, carton and case erectors, packing and closing machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Coding and labelling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Robots (including automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and pick and place packaging machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Wrapping machines (including shrink and stretch wrappers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Printing:
Flexographic printing assets:
Ancillary assets:
Anilox roll cleaning machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2006
Sleeve mounting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2006
Newspaper printing assets:
Newspaper wrapping machines - see Table A Other store-based retailing (42110 to 42799)
Reel processing, storage and transport assets:
Stripping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2007
Screen printing assets:
Ancillary assets:
Sign cutting machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Press assets:
Pen and pad print machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2006
Printing support services:
Post-press (finishing) trade services assets:
Bagging and wrapping machines (including palletisers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2006
Banding and tying machines12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jan 2006
Benchtop finishing assets used in small printing establishments (including benchtop guillotines, coil, plastic comb and spiral binders, portable banding and tying machines, small roll laminators and tabletop folders)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Foil stamping machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2006
Sewing machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2006
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Industrial gas - manufacturing assets for specific gases:
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
Industrial gas distribution assets:
Cylinder preparation assets:
Cylinder brushing machines10 years20.00%10.00%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
Basic organic chemical manufacturing:
Ethanol manufacturing assets:
Feedstock handling and storage assets:
Grain assets:
Milling machines (including hammer and roller mills)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Ammonium nitrate manufacturing assets:
Ammonium nitrate prill manufacturing assets:
Coating, cooling, drying and screening assets:
Rotary drum machines (including coaters, coolers, driers and granulators)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Distribution, handling and storage assets:
Bagging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Salt manufacturing and refining assets:
Automated packing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2022
Bagging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
Bag sewers - see Table B Packaging machines: Bag sewers
Labelling machines (including date printers)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2022
Pallet wrappers - see Table B Packaging machines: Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)
Sizing screen machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2022
Human pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Blister pack packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Blow-fill-seal (BFS) machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jan 2004
Bundlers and bundle packing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Cream, liquid and powder filling and sealing machines (including bag, bottle, syringe and tube fillers and sealers)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jan 2004
Labelling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Robotic pick and place packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Production assets:
Tablet and capsule coating machines, coating drums and coating pans12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jan 2004
Polymer film and sheet packaging material manufacturing:
Laminating machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Packaging assets:
Labelling machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Wrapping machines (including shrink and stretch wrappers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Pouch and bag making machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Racking machines25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2014
Recycling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Slitting machines and perforation units15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Rigid and semi-rigid polymer product manufacturing:
Bagging and de-bagging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Bending machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Blow moulding machines13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2016
Flange makers (pipes) and belling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Injection moulding machines (incorporating hydraulic power packs but excluding moulds):
Expanded polystyrene and expanded polypropylene moulding machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Generally13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2016
Offset rollers, hot stamping machines, ink jet coders and printers and indent printers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2016
Punch machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2016
Splitting/skiving machines9 years22.22%11.11%1 Jul 2016
Trimming machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Paint and coatings manufacturing:
Paint and coatings manufacturing assets:
Filling and packing assets:
Filling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Paint tinting and colour blending machines (manual and automatic)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Glass and glass product manufacturing:
Container glass and flat (float) glass manufacturing assets:
Forming machines (incorporating shearing and distribution systems)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2008
Glass product handling and packaging assets (including case packers, flat glass lifters and stackers, palletisers, strapping machines, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and trolley shuttle cars)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2008
Glass product manufacturing assets:
CNC machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2009
Double glazing assets (including butyl coating machines, conveyors, presses, sealing machines and spacer robots)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Drilling and/or milling machines (including horizontal and vertical drilling machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Edgers:
Arrissing machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2009
Glass washing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Plastic film applicators (spotstick machines)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2009
Waterjet cutting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Ceramic product manufacturing:
Clay brick and paver manufacturing assets:
Wrapping and strapping machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cement manufacturing:
Storage, handling and packing assets:
Packaging assets:
Packing/bagging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Concrete product manufacturing:
Concrete block, brick and paver manufacturing assets:
Block/brick/paver making assets:
Block/brick/paver making machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Palletising and packaging assets:
Wrapping and strapping machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Fibre cement building boards manufacturing assets:
Manufacturing, trimming and pressing assets:
Hatschek machines (including tub machines)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Prefabricated concrete product manufacturing assets:
Automated panel manufacturing assets:
Automated trowel machines (incorporating crane and trowel)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Pallet cleaning machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Shutter cleaning machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Turning machines (including flippers and tilting assets)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Pipe manufacturing assets:
Cage machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Pipe making machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Trowel machines4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2013
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Hot strip mill assets:
Coil handling assets:
Marking machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Mill roll shop assets:
Bearing washing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Floor plate or checker plate machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Strapping machines (including radial and circumferential)13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2010
Walking beam furnace assets:
Furnaces (incorporating structure, charging machines with synchronising drive trains, refractories, walking beam floors, furnace hydraulic systems, and charge and discharge doors)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Primary metal product casting assets:
Continuous casting machines (incorporating turrets, tundishes (incorporating lids and cassettes), tundish cars, moulds, dummy bars, segments, oscillators, rolls, water sprays, hydraulics, motors and gearboxes):
Billet casters17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2010
Combination casters17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2010
Slab casters17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2010
Crop removal machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Cut to length machines and torch cutters15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
De-burring machines (incorporating fixed drives)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Scarfing machines (incorporating catenary system of hoses, power supply cables and support structures)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Slab or billet marking machines17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2010
Rod, bar, structural and rail mill assets:
Cut to length machines17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2010
Aluminium smelting:
Cranes and gantries (including cell tending machines)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Metal casting assets (including casting machines, casting wheels, crucibles, foam filters, furnaces, in-line metal treatment assets, stacking machines and weighing machines)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Pot line/reduction line assets (excluding cell tending machines, cranes and gantries)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2003
Non-ferrous metal casting:
Metal casting assets (non-ferrous e.g. aluminium, brass and magnesium):
Deodorising machines/fume extraction systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Die casting machines (including high pressure, low pressure and gravity type machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Impregnation machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Machining/finishing assets:
Blast machines (including shot, sand, bead)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2004
CNC milling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Drilling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Linishing belt machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Trim tools used in trim press machines4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jan 2004
Vibrating machines (including rumbling and knock out machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Sand casting assets:
Core making machines (core blowers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Sand core making machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Testing assets:
Co-ordinate measurement machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Leak and pressure testing machines4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jan 2004
X-ray machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Steel coil roll forming, slitting and blanking and sheet metal forming:
Steel coil roll forming assets:
Support assets:
Engineering workshop assets:
Drilling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Manual strapping machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Boiler, tank and other heavy gauge metal container manufacturing:
Sheet metal tanks manufacturing assets:
Drilling machines (including bench and radial drills)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Gang and turret punching machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Riveting machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Spring and wire product manufacturing:
Spring manufacturers' plant:
Power presses, rotary cambering, scale testing and scragging machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2001
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Bus and truck manufacturing assets (including bus vehicle body assembling assets and truck body manufacturing assets):
Ancillary and support assets:
Battery assets for warehouse vehicles (including pallet trucks and forklifts) - see Table B Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines
Brake hose cleaning machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Assembly and body shop assets:
Coupling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Sawing machines (including aluminium cutting saws, bandsaws and cold saws)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Welding assets:
Stud welding machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Paint shop assets:
Paint proportioning assets:
Paint tinting and colour blending machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Press shop assets:
Bending machines:
Chassis rail/frame bending machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Folders (including pan brakes)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Press brakes (brake presses)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Tube benders12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Chassis rail drilling/punching machines:
Chassis rail processing machines (incorporating drilling and profiling)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Punching machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
CNC milling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
CNC routing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Drilling machines (bench drills, pedestal drills and pillar drills)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Scribing and number stamping machines (including chassis number scribing/stamping machines and vehicle identification number stamping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Trim and final shop assets:
Fluid filling assets:
Fluid filling machines (including coolant, fuel, lubrication and power steering fluid filling machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Torque testing machines (including chassis dynamometers and engine dynamometers)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Wheel alignment assets:
Wheel alignment systems (incorporating alignment machines housing computer hardware and software, probes and sensors)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Metal stamping and blanking assets:
Inspection and measuring assets (including accelerometers, accuracy measurement tools, desktop friction and wear testers, dualscopes and measuring and evaluation machines generally)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Maintenance workshop and tool room assets:
Cutting machines (including gas cutters and plasma cutting machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Maintenance machines and tool room assets generally (including boring machines, folding machines, grinding machines, guillotines, hydraulic benders and presses, lapping machines, lathes, milling machines, NC machines and pipe threaders)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Measuring assets (including height gauges, micrometers, surface measuring machines and vernier calipers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Washing machines and tanks (including ultrasonic cleaners/washers and other hot solvent small parts washing assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Steel coil and steel sheet processing assets:
Blank/sheet turnover machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Destacking/stacking machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Washing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Motor car engine assembly and manufacturing assets:
Ancillary and support assets:
Tooling assets:
Electronic and laser tool pre-setting and setting machines (including coordinate measurement machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Engine assembly and engine component sub- assembly assets:
Assembly and sub-assembly assets generally (including assembly machines, balancing machines, bearing shell detection assets, crank and piston spin test machines, oil filling machines etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Coding assets (including automated ink or spray jet coders and automated pin coding stamping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Engine component machining line assets (including broaching machines, deburring machines, gauging machines, honing machines, leak testing machines, machining centres, pallet loading systems, surface grinding machines, transfer machines, washing machines etc)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Engine function testing assets (including cold test machines, engine dynamometers, engine ignition testing machines and hot test machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Toolroom assets:
Tool grinding and maintenance machines (including boring machines, broach sharpening machines, grinding machines, guillotines, lapping machines, milling machines, toolroom lathes etc)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Washing machines and tanks (including ultrasonic cleaners/washers and other hot solvent small parts washing assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing:
Piston ring manufacturing plant:
Precision machines13 ⅓ years15.00%7.50%1 Jan 2001
Railway rolling stock manufacturing and repair services:
Assembly assets:
Milling machines (including gantry)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Aircraft manufacturing and repair services:
Computer numerical control (CNC) machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Degreasing machines (including washing machines)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2020
Metal working precision machines (including automatic lathes, milling machines, jig borers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Sheet metal machines (including benders and folders, guillotines and roll formers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2020
Photographic, optical and ophthalmic equipment manufacturing:
Optical lens grinding and contact lens manufacturing:
CNC milling machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2004
Deblocking and lens cleaning machines (including ultrasonic washers)9 years22.22%11.11%1 Jul 2004
Lens coating machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2004
Lens tinting machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2004
Protective lacquering or surface saver taping machines9 years22.22%11.11%1 Jul 2004
Wooden furniture and upholstered seat manufacturing:
Tools:
Sawing machines:
Band saws8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2022
Circular saws8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2022
Mitre saws (drop saws)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2022
Panel saws8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2022
Table saws10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
Stationary machines:
Computer numerical control (CNC) machines (including CNC routers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
Edge banders8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2022
Pedestal drills (drill presses)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
Sanders (including belt sanders, drum sanders, edge sanders, spindle sanders etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2022
Spindle moulders10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
Thicknessers/Buzzers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2022
Upholstery assets:
Sewing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
CONSTRUCTION:
Bending machines (bar, angle or rod)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Other heavy and civil engineering construction:
Automatic welding machines (used at sea in construction of submarine pipelines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Barcode readers/scanners - see Table B Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines
Dimensioning machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2019
Ice making machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2019
Lifting and handling assets:
Forklifts - see Table B Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines
Pallet conveyers - see Table B Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines
Picking and collating machines - see Table B Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines
Racks - see Table B Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines
Packaging assets:
Carton sealers and box taping machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2019
Pallet wrappers - see Table B Packaging machines
Trolleys - see Table B Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines
RETAIL TRADE:
Refrigeration assets:
Ice making machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2014
Motor vehicle tyre or tube retailing:
Tyre fitting machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Wheel alignment machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2011
Wheel balancing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Fuel retailing:
Convenience store assets:
Coffee making machines (including espresso and drip filter type machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Point of sale assets:
Electronic funds transfer point of sale machines (EFTPOS)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2010
Supermarket and grocery stores:
Bakery assets:
Doughnut making machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2020
Butcher assets:
Sausage filling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Deli Assets:
Coffee making machines (including espresso and drip filter type machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2020
Juicing machines, commercial type8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2020
Popcorn machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2020
Support and other assets:
Balers (for cardboard and plastic) - see Table B Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines
Packaging assets:
Automatic labelling wrappers, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum chamber packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Other store-based retailing:
Newspaper wrapping machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Paint tinting and colour blending machines (manual and automatic)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES:
Accommodation:
Guestroom assets:
Laundry assets in guestrooms:
Washing machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2005
Laundry assets used by hotel/motel operators:
Washing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2005
Cafes, restaurants, takeaway food services, pubs, taverns, bars and clubs (hospitality):
Coffee making machines (including espresso and drip filter type machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Dance floor assets, freestanding (including wooden surface, fog and smoke machines, strobe lights and disco balls)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Dishwasher machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2005
Drink dispensing machines (including hot water urns, post mix dispensers, refrigerated and frozen drink dispensers and dairy dispensers, but excluding beer dispensing systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2005
Food preparation and service assets:
Cooking appliances, large commercial type (including cook tops, deep fryers, grills, kebab machines, ovens and salamanders)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2005
Glass washer machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Refrigeration assets:
Ice making machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2014
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Tramway and light rail passenger transport services:
Infrastructure assets:
Communication, computer and passenger support assets:
Hand-held passenger ticketing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Passenger ticketing machines15 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
Rail freight and passenger transport services:
Monorail operation assets:
Infrastructure assets:
Communication, computer and passenger assets:
Hand held passenger ticketing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Passenger ticketing machines15 years13.33%6.67%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
Postal services:
Postal delivery services:
Flat mail optical character reading and sorting machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Other warehousing and storage services:
Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines:
Automated storage and retrieval machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Balers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Battery assets for warehouse vehicles (including pallet trucks and forklifts):
Batteries (detachable for recharging)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Battery chargers:
Forklifts11 years18.18%9.09%1 Jul 2011
Other10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Handling assets:
Battery tuggers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Racking roller beds15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Transfer carts10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Washers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Carts/buggies15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Conveyors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Dock levellers, pallet jacks, pallet trucks and scissor lifts - see Table B Loading bay assets
Door controls and motor drive systems (incorporating chains, controls, motors and sensors, but excluding doors):
External20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Internal10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Floor sweepers/scrubbers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Forklift attachments:
Cages10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Push pull units11 years18.18%9.09%1 Jul 2011
Inflatable dock bags/seals/shelters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Packaging machines and wrapping machines - see Table B Packaging machines
Pallet assets:
Dispensers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Lift tables10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Racks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Radio frequency terminal assets:
Barcode readers/scanners5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Portable/handheld and vehicle mounted terminal devices4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Refrigeration assets - see Table B
Roll cages10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Trolleys10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Voice picking assets:
Battery chargers4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Headsets4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Terminals (on person)4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Waste compactors (used for cardboard and plastic):
Electric15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Hydraulic20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Motion picture and video activities:
Motion picture film processing assets:
Film cleaning machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2006
Film colour analysers and colour grading machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jan 2006
Film printing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2006
Film processing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2006
Post production video assets:
Telecine chains (incorporating colour correctors, film time code readers, grain and noise reduction systems and telecine machines)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2006
FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES:
Banking, building society and credit union operations:
Automatic teller machines (ATMs) - see Table B Automatic teller machines (ATMs)
Cheque processing machines (including proof machines, endorsers, MICR encoders, printers, readers, sorters and scanners)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2019
Cash handling assets:
Coin counters and sorters, and coin deposit machines (CDMs)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2019
Weighing machines (such as coin scales, digital weighing machines, and note scales)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2019
EFTPOS machines and EFTPOS terminals (such as PIN pads) - see Table B Point of sale assets
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Rental and hiring services (except real estate):
Household assets:
Washing machines6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jan 2006
Residential property operators:
Laundry assets:
Washing machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2019
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
Scientific research services:
Scientific, medical and pharmaceutical research assets:
Real-time PCR detection machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Scientific testing and analysis services:
Coal laboratory assets:
Sample preparation assets:
Flotation machines (including froth rotation machines)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2018
Mineral processing and metallurgical laboratory assets:
Sample preparation assets:
Flotation machines (including froth rotation machines)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2019
Veterinary services:
Veterinarians' assets:
Anaesthesia machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Professional photographic services:
Support assets:
Wind machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
Building and other industrial cleaning services:
Air purifiers, deodorising and mould remediation assets (including air filtering machines, air scrubbers and ozone generators)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Polishing, carpet cleaning and floor stripping assets (including floor polishers, burnishers, rotary scrubbers, encapsulation machines and floor strippers):
Portable5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Ride-on5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Vacuum cleaners:
Backpack and pull along machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2010
Other portable (including upright machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Packaging services:
Fruit and vegetables pack houses assets used off farm:
Packing assets (including bagging and wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Hospitals:
Hospital assets:
Anaesthesia machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2003
Diathermy and cautery machines/electrosurgical generators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2003
Haemodialysis machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2003
Mechanical assist assets:
Cardiac bypass and heart lung machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jan 2003
General practice medical services:
Electrocardiograph (ECG) machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2020
Portable observation machines (including vital signs monitors)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2020
Suction machines, portable8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2020
Retirement village and accommodation for the aged operation:
Assistance and medical assets:
Blood pressure machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2019
Mobile suction machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2019
Weighing machines and scales (including chair scales and wheelchair scales)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2019
Support assets:
Kitchen assets:
Ice making machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2019
Laundry assets:
Washing machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2019
Child care services:
Support assets:
Laundry assets:
Washing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2020
ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES:
Health and fitness centres and gymnasia operation:
Health and fitness centre operation assets:
Cardiovascular training machines:
Cross trainers, steppers and treadmills4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2012
Exercise bicycles (including spin bicycles, upright and recumbent bicycles)4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2012
Rowing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Resistance training machines (including abdomen, arm, back, chest, hip, leg, shoulder and multiple training machines)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2012
Sports and physical recreation venues, grounds and facilities operations n.e.c.:
Ski maintenance machines13 ⅓ years15.00%7.50%1 Jan 2001
Horse training (racing):
Support assets:
Washing machines and dryers (used for washing horse rugs, saddle pads etc)3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2021
Amusement parks and centres operation and amusement and other recreational activities n.e.c.:
Amusement machines and equipment:
Coin-operated amusement machines:
Children's rides5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2001
Convertible video games/simulators (cabinet)5 ½ years36.36%18.18%1 Jul 2001
Dedicated video games/simulators3 ½ years57.14%28.57%1 Jul 2001
Interchangeable video game kits1 years200.00%100.00%1 Jul 2001
Juke boxes (CD)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2001
Photo-image machines3 ½ years57.14%28.57%1 Jul 2001
Pinball machines3 ½ years57.14%28.57%1 Jul 2001
Pool/billiard tables10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2001
Redemption games (prizes/tickets)5 ½ years36.36%18.18%1 Jul 2001
Table games (including air hockey, soccer etc)5 ½ years36.36%18.18%1 Jul 2001
Billiard tables40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2001
Rides and devices (fixed or mobile):
Chair-o-planes15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Children's indoor soft playgrounds5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2002
Children's rides (designed for the carriage of children less than 8 years old)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Ferris wheels25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Free falls (including giant drop and tower of terror)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Inflatables (including jumping castles)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2002
Overhead transit devices (including chair lifts and cabin lifts)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Roller coasters:
Non-powered (including corkscrew loop, looping coasters and mini roller coasters - wild cat, madmouse)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Powered (including tornado)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Round rides with or without additional motions (including merry-go-rounds)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Self-drive non-powered gravity rides (including toboggans and bob-sleds):
Track20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Vehicle5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2002
Self-drive powered rides (including dodgems and go-karts):
Track15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Vehicle5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2002
Simulators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Swinging rides (including pirate ship, spaceloop, and rainbow)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Trains, tracked or trackless (including tractor trains and miniature railways)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Water rides20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Water slides (gravity powered)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Gambling activities:
Totalisators:
Ancillary equipment (e.g. ticket issuing machines)13 ⅓ years15.00%7.50%1 Jan 2001
Casino operations:
Poker/gaming machines6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2022
Poker/gaming machines system hardware (used for monitoring)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2022
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Air conditioning assets:
Refrigerant recovery machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Refrigerant recovery and recycling machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Automatic transmission flush and fill machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Drive-on plate brake, steering and suspension testing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Hydraulic brake hose machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Tyre fitting machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Wheel alignment machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2011
Wheel balancing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Automotive body, paint and interior repair n.e.c.:
Car wash and detailing assets:
Activation and entry station assets (including bay controllers, pay station assets and bank note change machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Vending machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2009
Smash repair assets:
Painting assets:
Buffing machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2009
Spray gun washing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2009
Other machinery and equipment repair and maintenance:
Agriculture, construction and mining heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance assets:
Field service assets:
Cutting machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Line boring machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Milling machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Turning machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Workshop assets:
Air conditioning service assets (including refrigerant management/charging stations, refrigerant recovery machines, refrigerant recovery and recycling machines and vacuum pumps)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Bending machines:
Folders15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Pipe and tube benders10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Press brakes20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2015
Brake shoe riveting machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Boring machines (including floor borers, jib borers, horizontal and vertical boring machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Diagnostic, measuring and testing assets:
Generally (including co-ordinate measuring machines, dynamometers, electrical testers, flow meters, hardness testers, hydraulic testers and multimeters)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Laptop diagnostic systems:
Machine interface units3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2015
Drilling machines (including drill presses, magnetic drills, pedestal drills and radial arm drills)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Grinding machines (including gear grinding machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Milling machines (including bed mills and universal mills)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Painting assets:
Buffing machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2015
Spray gun washing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Parts washing machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Pipe cutting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Presses:
Punch and shear machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Surface preparation assets:
Abrasive blasting assets:
Abrasive blasting machines (incorporating blasting pots, hoses, nozzles, valves etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Abrasive recovery/recycling machines and associated equipment (including storage hoppers)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2015
Tooling:
Tooling for lathes, machining centres, milling machines and other machine tools7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Turning machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Waterjet cutting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Hairdressing and beauty services:
Hairdressing industry assets:
Coffee making machines (including espresso and drip filter type)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Hairdryers and heat accelerator machines (excluding hand held)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Funeral, crematorium and cemetery services:
Mortuary assets:
Embalming machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Hoists and lifting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Laundry and dry cleaning services:
Carpet, upholstery and rug cleaning services assets:
Air purifiers, deodorising and mould remediation assets (including air filtering machines, air scrubbers and ozone generators)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Carpet cleaning assets, portable (including rotary scrubbers and encapsulation machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Vacuum cleaners:
Backpack and pull along machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2010
Other portable cleaners (including upright machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Dry cleaning and laundry assets:
Dry cleaning machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Heat seal machines for labelling laundry items10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Soap dispenser machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Photographic film processing:
Binding assets:
Building-in machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Casing-in machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2017
Cutting machines (guillotines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Die cutting machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Folding machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Hole punching machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2017
Sewing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2017
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Automatic teller machines (ATMs)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2019
Bending machines (bar, angle and rod)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Car park assets:
Automatic payment machines/stations10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Entry and exit stations/columns (including RFID card readers, ticket dispensing machines, ticket readers etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Pay and display machines/Pay and go machines8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2016
Drink dispensing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2005
Fogging machines (insecticide, including cold foggers and thermal foggers):
Portable6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2013
Vehicle mounted10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Laboratory assets used in quality control, sample checking etc:
Automated and electronically based laboratory assets (including analysers, refractometers, spectrometry machines etc)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Laser cutting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Machine tools (grinding machines, lathes, milling machines etc):
CNC and NC based machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Conventional or manual machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Office machines and equipment:
Electronic whiteboards6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jan 2001
Enveloping machines6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jan 2001
Facsimile machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2001
Letter folding and inserting machines (including envelope inserters and letter inserters - desktop/low volume units)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Mailing machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2001
Multi function machines (includes fax, copy, print and scan functions)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2001
Photo copying machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2001
Projectors (including lenses)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Shredders15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2005
Trolleys15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2005
Whiteboards10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2005
Packaging machines:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill and seal machines, and roll wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Bag sewers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2017
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including casepackers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers, metal detectors, counting machines etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Multihead and singlehead weighers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Palletisers and depalletisers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2009
Product identification labellers (including decorating, applicators and coding machines)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2009
Robotic pick and place packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Point of sale assets:
Generally (including barcode scanners, cash drawers, dedicated computers, electronic funds transfer point of sale (EFTPOS) machines, keyboards, monitors, printers and terminals)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2005
Weighing machines and scales (including weigh labelling machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2005
Powder coating machines and systems (automatic and manual)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Sewing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Vending machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2001
Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines:
Automated storage and retrieval machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Balers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Battery assets for warehouse vehicles (including pallet trucks and forklifts):
Batteries (detachable for recharging)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Battery chargers:
Forklifts11 years18.18%9.09%1 Jul 2011
Other10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Handling assets:
Battery tuggers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Racking roller beds15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Transfer carts10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Washers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Carts/buggies15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Conveyors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Dock levellers, pallet jacks, pallet trucks and scissor lifts - see Table B Loading bay assets
Door controls and motor drive systems (incorporating chains, controls, motors and sensors, but excluding doors):
External20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Internal10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Floor sweepers/scrubbers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Forklift attachments:
Cages10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Push pull units11 years18.18%9.09%1 Jul 2011
Inflatable dock bags/seals/shelters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Packaging machines and wrapping machines - see Table B Packaging machines
Pallet assets:
Dispensers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Lift tables10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Racks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Radio frequency terminal assets:
Barcode readers/scanners5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Portable/handheld and vehicle mounted terminal devices4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Refrigeration assets - see Table B Refrigeration assets
Roll cages10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Trolleys10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Voice picking assets:
Battery chargers4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Headsets4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Terminals (on person)4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
Waste compactors (used for cardboard and plastic):
Electric15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Hydraulic20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011

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Source: TR 2022/1