Lead Auditor's Independence Declaration
under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001

To: the directors of Caltex Australia Limited

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, in relation to the audit for the financial year ended 31 December 2008 there have been:

1. no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit, and
2. no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit

KPMG

Steven Gatt
PARTNER

Sydney, 20 February 2009