ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
MINING:
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
MANUFACTURING:
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 acid, caustic or clay treating, alkylation, polymerisation or sour water stripping15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Assets used in sulphur recovery:
Generally15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Sulphur pits10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Assets used in other processes:
Air compressors30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Catalyst regenerators20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Chemical injection systems5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2002
Coke drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Distillation columns30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Drums:
Generally20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating, bitumen blowing, potassium carbonate treating or vacuum distillation15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Electric desalters25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Expansion turbines25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Fans/blowers30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Filters/coalescers:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating, continuous coking, delayed coking, potassium carbonate treating, visbreaking or vacuum distillation20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Flare stacks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Flare tips5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2002
Fractionating columns30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Furnaces:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in continuous coking, delayed coking or visbreaking20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
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
Heat exchangers:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating, bitumen blowing, catalytic de-waxing, continuous coking, delayed coking, hydrodesulphurisation, hydrotreating, potassium carbonate treating, vacuum distillation or visbreaking20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Jet ejectors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Liquid extraction columns:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Piping30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Process gas compressors30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Pumps:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating, bitumen blowing, catalytic de-waxing, continuous coking, delayed coking, potassium carbonate treating, vacuum distillation or visbreaking20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Reactors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Rotary filters20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Scrubbers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Side stream strippers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Storage tanks:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating, merox extraction, merox sweetening or potassium carbonate treating20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Strippers:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating or potassium carbonate treating20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Bunds (other than formed with earth)100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2001
Control systems assets (excluding computers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Effluent separators (concrete)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2001
Laboratory equipment20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2001

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Source: TR 2022/1