Income Tax (Effective Life of Depreciating Assets) Amendment Determination 2018 (No 1) (Cth)

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Income Tax (Effective Life of Depreciating Assets) Amendment Determination 2018 (No 1)

I, Sharon Murray, Assistant Commissioner, Public Groups and International make this Determination under subsection 40-100(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

Sharon Murray

Assistant Commissioner, Public Groups and International

Dated: 1 June 2018

  1. Name of instrument

This determination is the Income Tax (Effective Life of Depreciating Assets) Amendment Determination 2018 (No 1).

  1. Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 July 2018.

  1. Amendment of Income Tax (Effective Life of Depreciating Assets) Determination 2015

Schedule 1 amends the Income Tax (Effective Life of Depreciating Assets) Determination 2015 - F2015L00798 registered on 11 June 2015.

  1. Definitions – meaning of symbols used in Tables A and B

An asterisk (*) in the third column of Tables A and B indicates the corresponding assets have been reviewed to date as part of the ongoing review of the Commissioner’s effective life determinations.

A hash (#) in the third column of Table A or B indicates a capped life is available for the depreciating assets under section 40-102 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

A plus (+) in the third column of Table A indicates a deduction over three years is available to primary producers for the depreciating assets under Subdivision 40-F of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 subject to satisfaction of the required conditions.

Schedule 1     Amendments

(section 3)

[1]       Heading to Table A

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Table A as at 1 July 2017

Substitute

Table A as at 1 July 2018

[2]       Table A, industry category MINING (06000 to 10900), sub-category Other mining support services (10900)

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Other mining support services
(10900)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Blasting assets:
      Augers 10 * 1 Jul 2017
      Blast hole pumps 7 * 1 Jul 2017
      Explosive boxes  5 * 1 Jul 2017
      Magazines  10 * 1 Jul 2017
      Mobile processing units (MPU)
             Surface
                   Motor vehicles – see Table B Motor vehicles                    and trailers
                   MPU 9 * 1 Jul 2017
             Underground MPU (incorporating motor vehicle              and MPU) 6 * 1 Jul 2017
      Remote control blasting units  5 * 1 Jul 2017
      Stemming buckets  7 * 1 Jul 2017
Dewatering pumps  12 * 1 Jul 2017
Surface drill rigs (production)  10 * 1 Jul 2017

Substitute

Other mining support services
(10900)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Gas and oil mining support services (excluding offshore services):
      Cementing assets:
             Batch mixing assets:
                   Batch mixing units (excluding batch mixing
                   units incorporated with trailers)
8 * 1 Jul 2018
                   Trailers (incorporating batch mixing unit and                    trailer) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cement silos:
                   Fixed steel 30 * 1 Jul 2018
                   Mobile 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cement tankers (incorporating tank and trailer) –              see Table B Motor vehicles and trailers, trailers              having a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5              tonnes
             Pumping units 10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Drilling assets:
             Bottom hole assemblies (including logging while              drilling tools, measuring while drilling tools,                  motors and stabilisers) 5 * 1 Jul 2018
             Coil tubing assets: 
                   Pumping units  7 * 1 Jul 2018
                   Reel and power units  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Downhole fishing and remedial tools (including              casing swages, junk magnets and milling tools) 5 * 1 Jul 2018
             Drill rigs 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Drill strings 5 * 1 Jul 2018
             Fluid assets (including centrifuges, pumps and                    shear units) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Mobile fluid tanks 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Well control equipment (including blow out                   preventers and choke manifolds) 5 * 1 Jul 2018
      Hydraulic fracturing assets:
             Blenders 8 * 1 Jul 2018
             Frac tanks 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pumps 8 * 1 Jul 2018
Mineral mining support services:
      Blasting assets:
             Augers 10 * 1 Jul 2017
             Blast hole pumps 7 * 1 Jul 2017
             Explosive boxes  5 * 1 Jul 2017
             Magazines  10 * 1 Jul 2017
             Mobile processing units (MPUs):
                   Surface
   Motor vehicles – see Table B Motor          vehicles and trailers
  MPUs 9 * 1 Jul 2017
                   Underground MPUs (incorporating motor                      vehicle and MPU) 6 * 1 Jul 2017
             Remote control blasting units  5 * 1 Jul 2017
             Stemming buckets  7 * 1 Jul 2017
      Dewatering pumps  12 * 1 Jul 2017
      Surface drill rigs (production)  10 * 1 Jul 2017

[3]       Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

Aftert

Air compression assets – see Table B Air       compression assets

Insert

Ammonia gas detectors  12 * 1 Jul 2018

[4]       Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

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Automated guided vehicles 12 * 1 Jul 2017

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Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) 12 * 1 Jul 2017

[5]       Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

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      Bin tippers 15 * 1 Jul 2017

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      Bin and drum tippers 15 * 1 Jul 2018

[6]       Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

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Laboratory equipment – see Table B Laboratory       assets used in quality control, sample checking etc

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Laboratory equipment:
             Generally (excluding penetrometers) – see                   Table B Laboratory assets used in quality                      control, sample checking etc
             Penetrometers 13 * 1 Jul 2018

[7]       Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

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Assets used in common for product manufacturing and processing:

Substitute

Assets commonly used for product manufacturing and processing:

[8]       Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

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Assets for butter and ice cream manufacturing:
      Churns (includes continuous buttermakers, butter       reworkers and ice cream freezers) 15 * 1 Jan 2001

Substitute

Assets for butter manufacturing:
      Butter churns (including continuous buttermakers and      butter reworkers) 20 * 1 Jul 2018
      Butter melters  25 * 1 Jul 2018
      Crystallisers  20 * 1 Jul 2018
      In-line titrators  10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Salt crushers 20 * 1 Jul 2018

[9]       Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

After

      Sifters 15 * 1 Jul 2017

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Assets for ice cream manufacturing:
      Blenders and mixers:
             Bench mounted planetary mixers  15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Hand-held stick blenders 5 * 1 Jul 2018
      Enrobers (including dippers)  15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Extruders and extrusion line stick inserters 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Freezing assets:
             Blast freezers and freezer tunnels/hardening          tunnels (excluding cabinet style self-contained               blast freezers) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cabinet style self-contained blast freezers 10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Ice cream churners/freezers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Moulding machines, moulds and moulding line stick       inserters 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Ovens 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Portable batch pasteurisers 12 * 1 Jul 2018
      Slush machines  10 * 1 Jul 2018

[10]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

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      Bottle unscramblers 15 * 1 Jul 2016

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      Bottle and lid unscramblers 15 * 1 Jul 2018

[11]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

After

      Bottle unscramblers 15 * 1 Jul 2016

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      Butter patting machines 20 * 1 Jul 2018

[12]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

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Cartoning assets (including carton and case       erecting, packing and closing machines, carton       sealers) 15 * 1 Jul 2016

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      Cartoning assets (including carton and case erecting,   packing and closing machines, and carton and box    sealers/tapers) 15 * 1 Jul 2018

[13]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

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      Filling and sealing/capping machines 15 * 1 Jul 2017

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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 * 1 Jul 2018

[14]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Dairy product manufacturing (11310 to 11330)

Before

      Inkjet and laser label printers  7 * 1 Jul 2016

Insert

Flow wrappers (including continuous heat seal     wrappers) 15 * 1 Jul 2018

[15]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Fruit and vegetable processing (11400)

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Fruit and vegetable canning plant 20 1 Jan 2001

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Dried fruit (other than sun-dried) manufacturing assets:
      Packaging assets:
             Box sealers (including taping machines) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Carton erecting, packing and closing machines             (including cartoners) 15 * 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
      Processing assets:
             Aspirators 20 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cappers and destemmers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cookers  15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cooling tunnels 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Drying assets (including dehydrators and dryers) 20 * 1 Jul 2018
             Mixers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pitters 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Riddles (including pre-riddles and rotary sieves) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Shaker tables 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Sulphur tanks  15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Washing assets (including barrel washers, brush              washers and ripple washers) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Product and raw material handling assets:
             Bins 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Bin tippers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Conveyors and elevators 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Quality control and inspection assets:
             Colour sorters and laser scanners 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Inspection equipment (including checkweighers              and metal detectors) – see Table B Packaging                    machines
             Testing equipment 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Support assets:
             Coolrooms – see Table B Refrigeration assets      
             Weighers 20 * 1 Jul 2018

[16]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Fruit and vegetable processing (11400)

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Jam-making plant 20 1 Jan 2001

Substitute

Jam, pickles and sauces manufacturing assets:
      Filling and sealing assets:
             Bottle rinsing machines 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Capping machines 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Denesters 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Filling machines (including aseptic, bucket and               portion control) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Jar de-palletisers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Lid descramblers, cap sorters and hoppers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Packaging assets:
             Carton erecting, packing and closing machines              (including cartoners) 12 * 1 Jul 2018
             Labellers – see Table B Packaging machines
             Palletisers  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers,              shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers) –  see              Table B Packaging machines
      Processing assets:
             Brush finishers and pulper finishers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cookers  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cooling tunnels (including water cooling tunnels) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Micro filters 20 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pasteurisers  15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pectin mixers 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pipes and pipelines (including pigging) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Tanks and vats (including blending, holding and               mixing tanks) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Quality control and inspection assets:
             Metal detectors and camera vision scanners 10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Support assets:
             Accumulation tables and turntables 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Air compression assets (including air                                   compressors, air dryers and air receivers) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Boilers – see Table B Boilers
             Conveyors 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Exhaust systems 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Heat exchangers  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pumps (including cavity, diaphragm and lobe) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
Preserved fruit and vegetable manufacturing assets:
      Filling and sealing assets:
            Canning assets (including can loaders, closers              and seamers)          10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Capping machines: 
                   Cappers 10 * 1 Jul 2018
                   Induction sealers 5 * 1 Jul 2018
             Filling machines (including aseptic, bag in box,              cup, direct and piston) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Packaging assets:
            Carton erecting, packing and closing machines             (including cartoners) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
            Labellers 10 * 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             
      Processing assets:
             Blanchers and paste finishers (including bean                    and spaghetti) 12 * 1 Jul 2018
            Concentrates and syrup assets (including                     centrifuges, decanters and syrupers) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Cookers:
                   Rotary atmospheric sterilisers 20 * 1 Jul 2018
                   Rotary pressure sterilisers 10 * 1 Jul 2018
                   Static retorts 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Crushing mills 30 * 1 Jul 2018
             Graders 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Peelers:
                   Chemical (including caustic) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
                   Mechanical (including ginacas and                                 magnesium scrubbers) 5 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pitters and repitters 20 * 1 Jul 2018
             Slicers and resizers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Tanks and vats (including blending, holding and               mixing tanks) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Quality control and inspection assets:
             Colour sorters 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Inspection equipment (including checkweighers              and metal detectors) – see Table B Packaging                    machines
      Support assets:
            Bin tippers 20 * 1 Jul 2018
            Control systems – see Table B Control systems             and control system assets
             Conveyors and elevators 15 * 1 Jul 2018
            Filtration systems 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pasteurisers (including heat exchangers) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
            Pumps 10 * 1 Jul 2018

[17]    Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Spirit manufacturing (12130)

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Distillery pant (brandy etc) 131/3 1 Jan 2001

Substitute 

Barrels, tanks and tuns:
      Barrels or casks (wooden):
             Capacity greater than 150 litres 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Capacity of 150 litres or less 4 * 1 Jul 2018
      Fermenters, washbacks, vats and holding tanks 25 * 1 Jul 2018
      Intermediate bulk containers (IBC) 8 * 1 Jul 2018
      Mash tuns and lauter tuns 20 * 1 Jul 2018
Bottling assets:
      Bottle fillers:
             Automated (including bottle r      insers/washers,    cappers, capsule applicators and foilers) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Manual 7 * 1 Jul 2018
      Labellers 10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Printers and ink coders 8 * 1 Jul 2018
Distillation assets
      Laboratory and testing assets (including       alcoholmeters, alcolyzers, density meters, gas       chromatographs, Graham condensers,       homogenisers, hydrometers, Inland Revenue       condensers and sugar testers) 7 * 1 Jul 2018
      Stainless steel stills (continuous/vacuum stills, marc       stills producing grape spirit, neutral spirit or potable       ethanol [incorporating analyser/stripping columns,       purifier columns, rectifying columns, condensers       and dephlegmators/reflux condensers and       methanol/fusel oil isolators]) 25 * 1 Jul 2018
      Stills generally (copper stills, pot stills, spirit stills       and wash stills [incorporating botanical baskets,       condensers, head tubes/necks, rectifiers, rectifying       columns and still columns]) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
Support assets:
      Barrel racks:
             Steel 20 * 1 Jul 2018
             Wooden 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      CCTV, security and monitoring systems assets – see       Table B Security and monitoring assets
      Chillers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Floor scales (platform scales) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Flow meters 10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Furnaces, barley smokers, crispers and malt kilns 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Gristmills 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Heat exchangers (plate or tube) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
      Programmable logic control (PLC) system assets –       see Table B Control systems and control system      assets
      Pumps (including macerating pumps) 7 * 1 Jul 2018
      Water filters, reverse osmosis (RO) filters and water       softeners 10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Water heating assets: 
             Boilers – see Table B Boilers
             Water heaters (including small steam boilers [up              to 500KW]) 10 * 1 Jul 2018

[18]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Textile, leather, clothing and footwear manufacturing (13110 to 13520)

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      Sewing machines 10 1 Jan 2001

Substitute

      Sewing machines 10 * 1 Jul 2014

[19]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Printing (16110)

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      Automated guided vehicles (including laser                  guided vehicles and track mounted automated                    vehicles) 10 * 1 Jan 2007

Substitute

             Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) (including                    laser guided vehicles and track mounted                automated vehicles) 10 * 1 Jan 2007

[20]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Iron smelting and steel manufacturing (21100)

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Automated guided vehicles 20 * 1 Jul 2010

Substitute

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) 20 * 1 Jul 2010

[21]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Fabricated metal product manufacturing (22100 to 22990)

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Tank manufacturing plant 20 1 Jan 2001

[22]     Table A, industry category MANUFACTURING (11110 to 25990), sub-category Motor vehicle manufacturing (23110)

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Automated guided vehicles (AGVs used in                    blank/stamped parts handling) 10 * 1 Jul 2012

Substitute

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) (used in                 blank/stamped parts handling) 10 * 1 Jul 2012

[23]     Table A, industry category ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES (26110 to 29220), sub-category Irrigation water providers (28110)

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Irrigation water providers
(28110)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
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

[24]     Table A, industry category ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES (26110 to 29220), sub-category Water supply (28110)

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Water supply
(28110)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
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
             Lime silos 50 * 1 Jan 2005
             Batching tanks 80 * 1 Jan 2005
             Lime pump sets (incorporating switch boards,                    starters, motors and pumps) 25 * 1 Jan 2005
             Reactors 25 * 1 Jan 2005
             Filtration tanks 80 * 1 Jan 2005
             Backwash pumps 25 * 1 Jan 2005
             Clear water tanks 80 * 1 Jan 2005
             Sludge thickeners 50 * 1 Jan 2005
             Drying beds 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

Substitute

Water supply
(28110)
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

[25]     Table A, industry category CONSTRUCTION (30110 to 32990)

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Concreting assets:
      Brick and paving saws 5 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete demolition saws 3 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete kibble buckets 15 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete mixers 4 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete surface preparation assets (including floor       grinders, planers and scarifiers) 5 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete trowels:
             Ride on 7 * 1 Jul 2008
             Walk behind 5 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete vibrating screeders 5 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete vibrators:
             Brushcutter style 5 * 1 Jul 2008
             Drive units 6 * 1 Jul 2008
             Flexible shaft pumps 6 * 1 Jul 2008
             Vibrating shaft 3 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete wheeled saws 6 * 1 Jul 2008
Concreting plant:
      Buggies or dumpers (motorised) 5 1 Jan 2001
      Hoppers, skips and hoist buckets 10 1 Jan 2001
      Mobile concrete pumping units 62/3 1 Jan 2001

Substitute

Concreting assets:
      Brick and paving saws 5 * 1 Jul 2008
      Buggies or dumpers (motorised) 5 1 Jan 2001
      Concrete demolition saws 3 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete kibble buckets 15 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete mixers 4 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete surface preparation assets (including floor       grinders, planers and scarifiers) 5 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete trowels:
             Ride on 7 * 1 Jul 2008
             Walk behind 5 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete vibrating screeders 5 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete vibrators:
             Brushcutter style 5 * 1 Jul 2008
             Drive units 6 * 1 Jul 2008
             Flexible shaft pumps 6 * 1 Jul 2008
             Vibrating shaft 3 * 1 Jul 2008
      Concrete wheeled saws 6 * 1 Jul 2008
      Hoppers, skips and hoist buckets 10 1 Jan 2001
      Mobile concrete pumping units 62/3 1 Jan 2001

[26]     Table A, industry category RETAIL TRADE (39110 to 43209)

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ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Counters, freestanding (including check‑out and service counters) 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Electronic article surveillance (EAS) system assets (including barcodes or tag deactivators and detachers, door pedestals, electronic tag release assets, receivers and transmitters) 5 * 1 Jul 2005
Floor coverings (removable without damage):
      Carpet 8 * 1 Jul 2005
      Floating timber 10 * 1 Jul 2005
      Linoleum 10 * 1 Jul 2005
      Vinyl 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Furniture, freestanding (including chairs, cupboards, racks, showcases and tables) 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Hot food display assets (including bain marie) 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Overhead track scales (including meat rail scales) 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Refrigeration assets:
      Generally (including blast chillers, condensers,       evaporators, refrigeration cabinets, standalone       freezers and standalone refrigerators) 10 * 1 Jul 2014
      Ice making machines 8 * 1 Jul 2014
      Insulation panels used in cool or freezer rooms 40 * 1 Jul 2014
Roller shutter electric motors 20 * 1 Jul 2005
Shelving  10 * 1 Jul 2005
Trolleys, customer shopping type 7 * 1 Jul 2005
Trolleys, stock type 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Visual display assets (including body forms, head displayers, mannequins and seasonal decorations) 7 * 1 Jul 2005

Substitute

ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Counters, freestanding (including check‑out and service counters) 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Door controls and motor drive systems for automatic sliding doors (incorporating chains, controls, motors and sensors, but excluding doors) 15 * 1 Jul 2005
Electronic article surveillance (EAS) system assets (including barcodes or tag deactivators and detachers, door pedestals, electronic tag release assets, receivers and transmitters) 5 * 1 Jul 2005
Floor coverings (removable without damage):
      Carpet 8 * 1 Jul 2005
      Floating timber 10 * 1 Jul 2005
      Linoleum 10 * 1 Jul 2005
      Vinyl 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Furniture, freestanding (including chairs, cupboards, racks, showcases and tables) 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Hot food display assets (including bain marie) 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Loading bay assets – see Table B Loading bay assets
Overhead track scales (including meat rail scales) 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Power supply assets, emergency or standby:
      Generator assets:
             Acoustic hoods and canopies 20 * 1 Jul 2005
             Generators (incorporating attached engine                   management and generator monitoring                        instrument) 25 * 1 Jul 2005
         Power management unit 15 * 1 Jul 2005
    Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system:
             Line interactive type 5 * 1 Jul 2013
             On line double conversion type 10 * 1 Jul 2013
Public address and paging system assets (including amplifiers, audio speakers and microphones) – see Table B Public address and paging system assets
Refrigeration assets:
      Generally (including blast chillers, condensers,       evaporators, refrigeration cabinets, standalone       freezers and standalone refrigerators) 10 * 1 Jul 2014
      Ice making machines 8 * 1 Jul 2014
      Insulation panels used in cool or freezer rooms 40 * 1 Jul 2014
Roller shutter electric motors 20 * 1 Jul 2005
Shelving  10 * 1 Jul 2005
Signage used for business identification (including lighting for signs) – see Table B Advertising signs
Trolleys, customer shopping type 7 * 1 Jul 2005
Trolleys, stock type 10 * 1 Jul 2005
Visual display assets (including body forms, head displayers, mannequins and seasonal decorations) 7 * 1 Jul 2005

[27]     Table A, industry category TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING (46100 to 53090), sub-category Road transport (46100 to 46239)

Omit

Road transport
(46100 to 46239)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Containers, transportable (used to transport goods by road, rail and sea) 10 * 1 Jan 2001
Hire cars:
      Cars used to provide basic service ride‑sourcing,       ride‑hailing or ride‑sharing services (eg uberX) 8 * 1 Jul 2016
      Generally (including cars used to provide premium       service ride‑sourcing, ride‑hailing or ride‑sharing       services eg UberBLACK) 6 * 1 Jul 2016
Limousines:
      Sedan limousines 6 * 1 Jul 2016
      Stretch limousines 12 * 1 Jul 2016
Taxis 4 * 1 Jul 2015

Substitute

Road transport
(46100 to 46239)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Containers, transportable (used to transport goods by road, rail and sea) 10 * 1 Jan 2001
Motor vehicles and trailers:
      Buses having a gross vehicle mass of more than 3.5       tonnes 15 *# 1 Jan 2005
      Cars (motor vehicles designed to carry a load of       less than one tonne and fewer than 9 passengers):
             Generally 8 * 1 Jan 2006
             Hire cars:
                   Cars used to provide basic service
                   ride‑sourcing, ride‑hailing or ride‑sharing                      services (eg uberX)
8 * 1 Jul 2016
                   Generally (including cars used to provide                      premium service ride‑sourcing, ride‑hailing or               ride‑sharing services eg UberBLACK) 6 * 1 Jul 2016
             Rental cars 5 * 1 Jul 2016
             Taxis 4 * 1 Jul 2015
      Light commercial vehicles designed to carry a load       of one tonne or greater and having a gross vehicle       mass of 3.5 tonnes or less          12 *# 1 Jan 2005
      Limousines:
             Sedan limousines 6 * 1 Jul 2016
             Stretch limousines 12 * 1 Jul 2016
      Minibuses having a gross vehicle mass of 3.5       tonnes or less and designed to carry 9 or more       passengers 12 *# 1 Jan 2005
      Trailers having a gross vehicle mass greater than              4.5 tonnes 15 *# 1 Jan 2005
      Trailers having a gross vehicle mass of 4.5 tonnes       or less:      
             Aluminium, galvanised steel, galvanised                       hot dipped steel and powder coated trailers 10 * 1 Jul 2015
             Mild steel trailers (painted and unpainted) 5 * 1 Jul 2015
      Trucks having a gross vehicle mass greater than 3.5       tonnes (excluding off highway trucks used in mining      operations) 15 *# 1 Jan 2005

[28]     Table A, industry category TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING (46110 to 53090), after sub-category Water transport and support services (48100 to 48200 and 52110 to 52190)

Insert

Other air and space transport

(49009)

ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Aircraft:
      Aeroplanes:
             General use 20 *# 1 Jul 2002
             Used predominantly for agricultural spraying or              agricultural dusting 10 *# 1 Jul 2002
      Helicopters:
             General use 20 *# 1 Jul 2002
             Used predominantly for mustering, agricultural                    spraying or agricultural dusting 10 *# 1 Jul 2002

[29]     Table A, industry category TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING (46110 to 53090), sub-category Scenic and sightseeing transport (50100 to 50290)

Omit

Scenic and sightseeing transport
(50100 to 50290)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Gliders (including motor gliders) 20 * 1 Jul 2013
Hot air balloon ride operation assets:
      Flight instruments 10 * 1 Jul 2013
      Hot air balloon assets:
             Baskets 6 * 1 Jul 2013
             Burners 10 * 1 Jul 2013
             Envelopes 5 * 1 Jul 2013
             Fuel cylinders and tanks (incorporating shut off              valves) 20 * 1 Jul 2013
      Inflator fans 15 * 1 Jul 2013
Monocable circulating detachable, reversible and fixed ropeway assets operated in non‑snowfield areas:
      Cabins (including carriers) 25 * 1 Jul 2009
      Communications assets:
             Communications cables 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Radios 5 * 1 Jul 2009
      Drive and return station assets (including braking       systems, drive systems, gear boxes, motors,       variable speed drives (VSDs) and tensioning       systems) 15 * 1 Jul 2009
      Rescue vehicles 30 * 1 Jul 2009
      Ropes:
             Haul ropes 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Track ropes 20 * 1 Jul 2009
      Standby power drives 25 * 1 Jul 2009
      Towers:
             Tower heads 15 * 1 Jul 2009
             Tower structures 30 * 1 Jul 2009
      Transportation systems (incorporating drives and       belts) 3 * 1 Jul 2009
Monocable circulating fixed grip and detachable ropeway assets operated in snowfield areas (including double, triple and quad chair lifts, T‑bar, poma and surface lifts):
      Chair head grips 15 * 1 Jul 2009
      Chairs, T‑bars and pomas 25 * 1 Jul 2009
      Communication assets:
             Communications cables – above ground 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Communications cables – under ground 25 * 1 Jul 2009
             Radios and telephone systems 5 * 1 Jul 2009
      Covered moving walkways (including covered       walkways and carpets) 10 * 1 Jul 2009
      Drive and return station assets (including braking       system, drive system, gear boxes, motors, variable       speed drives and tensioning systems) 20 * 1 Jul 2009
      Oversnow transport assets:
             Oversnow transporters 8 * 1 Jul 2009
             Skidoos 5 * 1 Jul 2009
      Ropes:
             Main hauling rope for detachable lifts etc 15 * 1 Jul 2009
             Main hauling rope for fixed grip, t‑bars lifts etc 20 * 1 Jul 2009
      Snow grooming assets (including free groomers,       snow blowers and winches) 8 * 1 Jul 2009
      Snowmaking assets including:
             Air water guns and fan guns 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Compressors, pumps, water mains and pipes 20 * 1 Jul 2009
             Cooling towers 15 * 1 Jul 2009
             Electrical cables – above ground 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Electrical cables – under ground 25 * 1 Jul 2009
             Weather stations 5 * 1 Jul 2009
      Standby power drives 25 * 1 Jul 2009
      Tower heads and structures 30 * 1 Jul 2009

Substitute

Scenic and sightseeing transport
(50100)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Gliders (including motor gliders) 20 * 1 Jul 2013
Hot air balloon ride operation assets:
      Flight instruments 10 * 1 Jul 2013
      Hot air balloon assets:
             Baskets 6 * 1 Jul 2013
             Burners 10 * 1 Jul 2013
             Envelopes 5 * 1 Jul 2013
             Fuel cylinders and tanks (incorporating shut off              valves) 20 * 1 Jul 2013
      Inflator fans 15 * 1 Jul 2013
Monocable circulating detachable, reversible and fixed ropeway assets operated in non‑snowfield areas:
      Cabins (including carriers) 25 * 1 Jul 2009
      Communications assets:
             Communications cables 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Radios 5 * 1 Jul 2009
      Drive and return station assets (including braking       systems, drive systems, gear boxes, motors,       variable speed drives (VSDs) and tensioning       systems) 15 * 1 Jul 2009
      Rescue vehicles 30 * 1 Jul 2009
      Ropes:
             Haul ropes 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Track ropes 20 * 1 Jul 2009
      Standby power drives 25 * 1 Jul 2009
      Towers:
             Tower heads 15 * 1 Jul 2009
             Tower structures 30 * 1 Jul 2009
      Transportation systems (incorporating drives and       belts) 3 * 1 Jul 2009
Pipeline transport
(50210)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Pipes and pipelines (including valves and fittings):
      Generally 25 * 1 Jul 2003
      Slurry pipework within processing facility                             (including slurry pipe to thickener) 10 * 1 Jan 2006
Pumps:
      Generally 20 * 1 Jul 2003
      Positive displacement pumps 15 * 1 Jul 2003
Other transport n.e.c.
(50290)
ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Monocable circulating fixed grip and detachable ropeway assets operated in snowfield areas (including double, triple and quad chair lifts, T‑bar, poma and surface lifts):
      Chair head grips 15 * 1 Jul 2009
      Chairs, T‑bars and pomas 25 * 1 Jul 2009
      Communication assets:
             Communications cables – above ground 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Communications cables – under ground 25 * 1 Jul 2009
             Radios and telephone systems 5 * 1 Jul 2009
      Covered moving walkways (including covered       walkways and carpets) 10 * 1 Jul 2009
      Drive and return station assets (including braking       systems, drive systems, gear boxes, motors, variable       speed drives (VSDs) and tensioning systems) 20 * 1 Jul 2009
      Oversnow transport assets:
             Oversnow transporters 8 * 1 Jul 2009
             Skidoos 5 * 1 Jul 2009
      Ropes:
             Main hauling rope for detachable lifts etc 15 * 1 Jul 2009
             Main hauling rope for fixed grip, t‑bars lifts etc 20 * 1 Jul 2009
      Snow grooming assets (including free groomers,       snow blowers and winches) 8 * 1 Jul 2009
      Snowmaking assets including:
             Air water guns and fan guns 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Compressors, pumps, water mains and pipes 20 * 1 Jul 2009
             Cooling towers 15 * 1 Jul 2009
             Electrical cables – above ground 10 * 1 Jul 2009
             Electrical cables – under ground 25 * 1 Jul 2009
             Weather stations 5 * 1 Jul 2009
      Standby power drives 25 * 1 Jul 2009
      Tower heads and structures 30 * 1 Jul 2009

[30]     Table A, industry category PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (69100 to 70000), after sub-category Surveying and mapping services (69220)

Insert

Scientific testing and analysis services

(69250)

ASSET LIFE (YEARS) REVIEWED DATE OF APPLICATION
Coal laboratory assets: 
      Sample preparation assets:
             Drop shatters 20 * 1 Jul 2018
             Drum tumblers 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Drying ovens:
                   Benchtop 7 * 1 Jul 2018
                   Others (including floor size with trolleys) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Dust extraction systems  15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Float-sink buckets 8 * 1 Jul 2018
             Float-sink testing units (incorporating ventilation              ducting, fans, density separation apparatus etc,              but excluding float-sink buckets) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Flotation machines (including froth rotation                   machines) 20 * 1 Jul 2018
             Jaw crushers  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Pulverisers  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Riffle splitters 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Rotary Sample Dividers (RSDs) 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Sample storage assets:
                   Cool room assets – see Table B                                      Refrigeration assets
                   Portable refrigerators/freezers  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Sample trays 5 * 1 Jul 2018
             Sample trolleys 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Sieve shakers (excluding sieves) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Sieves (including various meshes and sizes) 7 * 1 Jul 2018
             Weighing scales  10 * 1 Jul 2018
      Laboratory analytical equipment and instruments:
             Analytical balances 7 * 1 Jul 2018
             Calorimeters  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Carbon and sulphur analysers 7 * 1 Jul 2018
             CHN analysers (including carbon, hydrogen and            nitrogen) 7 * 1 Jul 2018
             Coal ash fusibility furnaces 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Crucible Swell Number (CSN) burners 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Dilatometers 9 * 1 Jul 2018
             Fume cabinets 15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Moisture testing ovens (including nitrogen setup         apparatus) 10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Muffle furnaces  15 * 1 Jul 2018
             Particle size analysers  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Petrographic microscopes  10 * 1 Jul 2018
             Plastometers 9 * 1 Jul 2018
             Water baths (including ultrasonic water baths) 7 * 1 Jul 2018
             X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and X-Ray                            Diffraction (XRD) 7 * 1 Jul 2018

[31]     Heading to Table B

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Table B as at 1 July 2017

Substitute

Table B as at 1 July 2018

[32]    Table B, items beginning with C

Omit

      Raised access floors in computer data rooms and     server rooms 40 * 1 Jul 2014

Substitute

      Raised floors 25 * 1 Jul 2017

[33]     Table B, items beginning with G

Omit

Generators (see Table B Power supply assets)

Substitute

Generators – see Table B Power supply assets

[34]     Table B, items beginning with P

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      Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers,       stretch wrappers and strapping machines) 10 * 1 Jul 2017

Substitute

      Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers,       shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping       machines) 10 * 1 Jul 2017

[35]     Table B, items beginning with S

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Signage for business identification (including lighting for signs) 10 * 1 Jul 2005

Substitute

Signage for business identification (including lighting for signs) – see Table B Advertising signs
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