Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Construction expenditure is capital expenditure incurred in respect of the construction of capital works.
(2) Construction expenditure does not include:
(a) expenditure on acquiring land; or
(b) expenditure on demolishing existing structures; or
(c) expenditure on clearing, levelling, filling, draining or otherwise preparing the construction site prior to carrying out excavation works; or
(d) expenditure on landscaping; or
(e) expenditure on * plant; or
(f) expenditure on property for which a deduction is allowable, or would be allowable if the property were for use for the * purpose of producing assessable income, under:
(i) Subdivision 40 - F (about primary production depreciating assets), Subdivision 40 - G (about capital expenditure of primary producers and other landholders), Subdivision 40 - H (about capital expenditure that is immediately deductible) or Subdivision 40 - I (about capital expenditure that is deductible over time); or
(ii) the former Division 330 of this Act or the former Division 10, 10AAA or 10AA of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (all of which dealt with mining and/or quarrying); or
(iii) section 73A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (about expenditure on scientific research); or
(iv) the former Subdivision 387 - A of this Act or the former section 75D of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (both of which allowed deductions for capital expenditure to prevent land degradation); or
(v) the former Subdivision 387 - B of this Act or the former section 75B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (both of which allowed deductions for capital expenditure on facilities to conserve or convey water); or
(vi) the former Subdivision 387 - G of this Act or the former section 124F or 124JA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (all of which allowed deductions for capital expenditure on forestry roads and/or timber mill buildings); or
(fa) any of these kinds of expenditure if a deduction is allowable for the expenditure, or would be allowable if property had been used for the purpose of producing assessable income:
(i) * mining capital expenditure or * transport capital expenditure;
(ii) expenditure on a * forestry road in connection with carrying on a * timber operation for a * taxable purpose;
(iii) expenditure for the construction or acquisition of a * timber mill building;
(iv) expenditure on a * depreciating asset you can deduct under subsection 40 - 80(1) (about exploration and prospecting); or
(g) expenditure on property for which a deduction under section 355 - 305 or 355 - 520 is allowable for the property, or would be allowable if the property were for use for conducting * R&D activities; or
(h) eligible heritage conservation expenditure within the meaning of the former Subdivision AAD of Division 17 of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ; or
(i) expenditure that you cannot deduct because of section 26 - 100 (about water infrastructure improvement expenditure).