Taxation Ruling
TR 2019/5
Income tax: effective life of depreciating assets (applicable from 1 July 2019)
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Electricity, gas, water and waste services - (26110 to 29220)
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                    ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES
                    
 (26110 to 29220)  | 
                
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                    Electricity supply
                    
 (26110 to 26400)  | 
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| ASSET | 
                    LIFE 
 (YEARS)  | 
                  REVIEWED | 
                    DATE OF
 APPLICATION  | 
                
| Electricity distribution: | |||
| Control, monitoring, communications and protection systems | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Customer meters (incorporating load and time switches if fitted) | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Customer service mains or cable, above ground | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Customer service mains or cable, underground | 50 | * | 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 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Combination of above ground and underground | 47 ½ | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Underground (incorporating cables, fittings and ground pad mounted transformers) | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Distribution substations/transformers, pole or ground pad mounted | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Distribution zone substations (excluding control, monitoring, communications and protection systems) | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Nightwatchman's lights | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Street lights | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Electricity generation: | |||
| Ash and dust handling and disposal: | |||
| Ash dams | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Ash slurry systems | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Conveyors | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Crushers | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site storage silos, concrete or steel | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Fuel supply and handling: | |||
| On-site gaseous fuel supply systems (incorporating downstream delivery pipelines) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site liquid fuel supply systems (incorporating downstream delivery pipelines) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Solid fuels: | |||
| Coal handling assets (including conveyors, slot bunker, transfer towers, and weighers) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Day bunkers and silos, concrete or steel (incorporating top side conveyor system) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site coal storage assets (including stacking and reclaiming assets) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site storage silos, concrete or steel | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Quality control assets (including coal sampling assets and secondary crushers) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Power generators: | |||
| Co-generation: | |||
| Condensing and feed heating assets | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Control and monitoring system | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Gas turbine generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Heat recovery steam generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Miscellaneous assets | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Reciprocating engines, diesel fired | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Reciprocating engines, gas spark ignition | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Steam turbine generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Combined cycle: | |||
| Condensing and feed heating assets | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Control and monitoring systems | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Gas turbine generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Heat recovery steam generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Miscellaneous assets | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Steam turbine generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Diesel or gas engine: | |||
| Control and monitoring systems | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Diesel reciprocating engines | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Gas spark ignition reciprocating engines | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Miscellaneous assets | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Gas turbine: | |||
| Control and monitoring systems | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Gas turbine generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Miscellaneous assets | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Hydro-electric: | |||
| Control and monitoring system | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical area | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Hydro turbines and generators | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Miscellaneous assets | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear | 35 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Solar: | |||
| Photovoltaic electricity generating system assets (incorporating photovoltaic panels, mounting frames and inverters) | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2011 | 
| Thermal: | |||
| Condensing and feed heating assets | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Control and monitoring systems | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Emergency power supply assets (including batteries and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) assets) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Miscellaneous assets | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with conventional outdoor switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| On-site switchyards with gas insulated switchgear | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Primary dust collection systems (incorporating electrostatic precipitators or baghouse filters) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Solid fuel preparation assets (including fuel feeders and milling assets) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Station and auxiliary electrical systems within the power station | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Steam generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Steam turbine generators | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Wind: | |||
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in sub-tropical areas | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Generator transformers and unit transformers in tropical areas | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Wind turbines | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Power station civil and structural works: | |||
| Chimney stacks: | |||
| Concrete surrounds | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Steel flues | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Cooling towers (concrete or timber) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Cooling water systems (excluding cooling towers and condensing assets) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Power station buildings, to the extent that they form an integral part of plant | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Workshop machinery and tools | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Electricity transmission: | |||
| Control, monitoring, communications and protection systems | 12 ½ | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Power transformers | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Transmission lines (incorporating conductors, insulators and towers) | 47 ½ | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
| Transmission substations (excluding power transformers and control, monitoring, communications and protection systems) | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 | 
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                    Gas supply
                    
 (27000)  | 
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| ASSET | 
                    LIFE 
 (YEARS)  | 
                  REVIEWED | 
                    DATE OF
 APPLICATION  | 
                
| Gas distribution [29] : | |||
| Control systems (excluding computers) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Gas meters | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Low pressure (LP) gas storage holders | 40 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Pigging devices | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Pipelines (including high, medium or low pressure trunk, primary or secondary mains or services): | |||
| Generally | 50 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipelines | 30 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Regulators (including gate stations, subgate stations, block valve stations, pressure regulating stations and district regulating stations) | 40 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Gas transmission [30] : | |||
| Compressor gas turbine (GT) drivers | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Compressor station assets | 30 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Control systems (excluding computers) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Gas meters | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Gas pipeline LNG station assets | 30 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Pigging devices | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Pipelines - transmission, spur or lateral | 50 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Regulators (including gate stations, subgate stations, block valve stations, pressure regulating stations and district regulating stations) | 40 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
| Underground gas storage asset | 40 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 | 
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                    Water supply
                    
 (28110)  | 
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| ASSET | 
                    LIFE 
 (YEARS)  | 
                  REVIEWED | 
                    DATE OF
 APPLICATION  | 
                
| Assets used by irrigation water providers: | |||
| Channel regulators | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Cranes (including gantries) | 40 | * | 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 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Drain inlet | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Drainage channels (measured from the point of intersection with another drainage channel to the following intersection) | 100 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Escapes | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Flow meters | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Irrigation channels (incorporating siphons and subways) measured from offtake or regulator to regulator: | |||
| Concrete | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Earth | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Measurement flumes | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Metered outlets: | |||
| Electronic | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Mechanical | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Piped | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Offtakes | 80 | * | 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 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Pump inlets | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Pump sets (incorporating switchboards, starters, motors and pumps) | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Reservoirs and tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Valves | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Assets used in water supply: | |||
| Aerators and blowers | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Cathodic protection systems | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical dosing pumps | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Pump sets (incorporating switch boards, starters, motors and pumps) | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Raw water storage and supply assets: | |||
| Bores | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Dam or weir intake structures | 100 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Dams and weirs | 100 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Reservoirs, elevated tanks and standpipes: whether made from steel or concrete | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Service connections: | |||
| Water meters | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Valves: | |||
| Generally | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Pressure reducing valves | 25 | * | 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 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Water supply control systems assets: | |||
| Air scour flow meters, level sensors, transmitters and meters | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chlorine analysers, mini labs, pH meters, turbidity analysers and meters | 7 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Flow meters | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Pressure sensors, transmitters and meters | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Telemetry (including modems and remote transfer units) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Variable speed drives (VSDs) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Water supply pumping station detention tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Water treatment assets: | |||
| Balance tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Bore water treatment assets: | |||
| Aerators and blowers | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Backwash pumps | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Batching tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Clear water tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Drying beds | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Filtration tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Lime pump sets (incorporating switch boards, starters, motors and pumps) | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Lime silos | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Reactors | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sludge thickeners | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical blowers | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical dosing systems | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical feeders and hoppers | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical mixers and blenders | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical storage tanks | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Clarifiers (incorporating scrapers) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Clear water tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Dissolved air flotation systems | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Filtration tanks (incorporating scrapers) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Flocculation tanks (incorporating scrapers) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Inline mixers | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Penstocks | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Raw water inlet screening systems | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sludge treatment lagoons | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Wash water holding tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
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                    Sewerage and drainage services
                    
 (28120)  | 
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| ASSET | 
                    LIFE 
 (YEARS)  | 
                  REVIEWED | 
                    DATE OF
 APPLICATION  | 
                
| Chemical dosing pumps | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Dams: | |||
| Lined earth dams | 100 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Dam covers | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Effluent outfalls: | |||
| Shoreline ocean | 100 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Extended ocean | 100 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| River or estuary | 100 | * | 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 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sewage pump station assets: | |||
| Detention tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Overflow screens | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sewage service connection assets: | |||
| Low pressure pumps | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Vacuum pumps | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sewage treatment assets: | |||
| Air filtration systems | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Air scrubbers | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical blowers | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical feeders and hoppers | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical mixers and blenders | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chemical storage tanks | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Grit removal assets | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Penstocks | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Screenings removal assets | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sludge processing assets: | |||
| Anaerobic digesters | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Anaerobic digester gas handling and blowing systems | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Anaerobic digester heating systems | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Bio-filters | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Dissolved air flotation systems | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Lime disinfection dosing units | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sludge dewatering assets: | |||
| Belt presses | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Centrifuges | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Screw conveyors | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Screw presses | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sludge driers | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sludge heating units | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sludge thickening tanks (incorporating scrapers) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Treatment assets: | |||
| Primary treatment assets: | |||
| Primary clarifiers (incorporating scrapers) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Primary sedimentation lagoons | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Primary sedimentation tanks (incorporating scrapers and weirs) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Scum collection and transfer systems | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Secondary treatment assets: | |||
| Biological nutrient removal (BNR) assets: | |||
| Aerators and blowers | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| BNR tanks (incorporating mixed liquor stream, anoxic, anaerobic and swing zones and diffusers) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Mixers | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Secondary clarifiers (incorporating scrapers) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Secondary treatment lagoons | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Secondary treatment tanks (incorporating scrapers and weirs) | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sequenced batch reactors | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sludge aerators and blowers | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Tertiary treatment assets: | |||
| Backwash air blowers | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Chlorine contact tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Filtration tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Reverse osmosis assets: | |||
| Fine screening systems | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Micro filtration units | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Reverse osmosis membrane filtration units | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| UV disinfectors | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Water storage tanks | 80 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Sewerage control systems assets: | |||
| Chlorine residual analysers and pH meters | 7 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Dissolved oxygen probes, level sensors, transmitters and meters | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Flow meters | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Telemetry (including modems and remote transfer units) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Variable speed drives (VSDs) | 15 | * | 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 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Valves: | |||
| Generally | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| Pressure reducing valves | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2005 | 
| 
                    Solid waste collection services
                    
 (29110)  | 
                |||
| ASSET | 
                    LIFE 
 (YEARS)  | 
                  REVIEWED | 
                    DATE OF
 APPLICATION  | 
                
| Air compressors and receivers | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Balers | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Bins: | |||
| Domestic mobile bins (plastic) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Industrial mobile rubbish bins (metal) | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Industrial mobile rubbish bins (plastic) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Metal skips for hire | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Roll-on roll-off containers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Stationary and portable compactor bins | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Bin delivery vehicle cranes/bin and skip lifters | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Compactors and collection bodies on trucks (including lifting arms) | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Fans | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Forklifts | 11 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Garbage compactor trucks (excluding the compactor) [31] | 10 | *# | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Hook lifts on truck body | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Truck hoists | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Washing assets (including pressure washers) | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Waste water treatment systems | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| 
                    Waste treatment and disposal services
                    
 (29210)  | 
                |||
| ASSET | 
                    LIFE 
 (YEARS)  | 
                  REVIEWED | 
                    DATE OF
 APPLICATION  | 
                
| Transfer stations and landfill operation assets: | |||
| Air compressors and receivers | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Balers | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Bins: | |||
| Bins generally (including metal bins) | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Compactor bins | 6 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Mobile bins (including rubbish bins) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Bulk fuel above ground tanks | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Bulldozers and drotts (including landfill compaction assets) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| CCTV and security systems | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Concrete crushing assets | 15 | 1 Jul 2015 | |
| Dust and odour control assets | 12 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Excavators and front end loaders | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Fans | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Forklifts used in waste handling | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Forklifts not used in waste handling | 11 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Gas capture assets: | |||
| Extraction assets (including wells, laterals and headers, and condensate systems) | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Flare skid assets generally (including blowers, monitoring systems and flame arresters, but excluding flare stacks) | 7 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Flare stacks - continuous use | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Flare stacks - standby stacks | 7 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Monitoring systems (excluding wells) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Off-site monitoring wells | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Green waste mulchers and shredders | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Hoppers | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Push pits | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Sweepers - road sweepers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Transfer trailers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Water treatment systems | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| Weighbridges | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2015 | 
| 
                    Waste remediation and materials recovery services
                    
 (29220)  | 
                |||
| ASSET | 
                    LIFE 
 (YEARS)  | 
                  REVIEWED | 
                    DATE OF
 APPLICATION  | 
                
| Materials recovery facility (MRF) assets: | |||
| Air compressors and receivers | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Balers | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Ballistic separators | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Bins: | |||
| Bins generally (including metal bins) | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Compactor bins | 6 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Mobile bins (including rubbish bins) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Bunkers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| CCTV and security systems | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Chippers and shredders | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Control systems | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Conveyors and conveyor systems: | |||
| Bounce conveyors and feeders | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Conveyors generally ((incorporating belt, drive, motors and supporting structure) including walking floor conveyors) | 9 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Hand sort conveyors | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Door controls and motor drive systems for automatic opening doors (incorporating controls, motors and sensors, but excluding doors) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Ducted air transfer system assets | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Dust collectors | 12 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Eddy current separators | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Excavators and front end loaders | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Fans | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Feed hoppers (incorporating steel drag chain, conveyor belt, metering feed roller, motor and gearbox) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Ferrous and magnetic separators | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Food separation and screening assets | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Forklifts | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Glass breakers and crushers | 6 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Hoppers | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Leachate pumps and filters | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Lifting assets (including pallet jacks) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Optical sorters | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Screen separators | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Sweepers and scrubbers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Trommels (incorporating wheels, motors and gearboxes): | |||
| Fixed | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Portable | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Vacuum extraction and cleaning assets | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Vibrating screen separators | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Waste compactors | 9 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
| Weighbridges | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2014 | 
Not previously issued as a draft
References
            ATO references:
              
            NO  1-HHM96UX
          
            Previous Rulings/Determinations:
            
            
TR 2013/4
            
TR 2014/4
            
TR 2015/2
            
TR 2016/1
            
TR 2017/2
            
TR 2018/4
          
            Subject References:
            
            
depreciation
            
depreciation rate
            
effective life
          
            Legislative References:
            
            
ITAA 1997
            
ITAA 1997 Div 40
            
ITAA 1997 40-25
            
ITAA 1997 40-70(1)
            
ITAA 1997 40-72(1)
            
ITAA 1997 40-75(1)
            
ITAA 1997 40-95
            
ITAA 1997 40-95(4)
            
ITAA 1997 40-95(5)
            
ITAA 1997 40-95(7)
            
ITAA 1997 40-100
            
ITAA 1997 40-100(5)
            
ITAA 1997 40-100(6)(b)
            
ITAA 1997 40-102
            
ITAA 1997 40-102(4)
            
ITAA 1997 40-102(4A)
            
ITAA 1997 40-105
            
ITAA 1997 40-110
            
ITAA 1997 40-345(2)
            
TAA 1953
          
            Other References:
            
            
Income Tax (Effective Life of Depreciating Assets) Amendment Determination 2019 (No. 1)
          
| Date: | Version: | Change: | |
| 26 June 2019 | Original ruling | ||
| You are here | 22 April 2020 | Consolidated ruling |