7.1 The payment of increments, where applicable, under the rates of pay prescribed in Schedule 1 of Part B is subject to approval by the Secretary's delegate.

7.2 Subject to satisfactory performance, permanent and temporary School Learning Support Officers and School Learning Support Officers (Vision Support, Hearing Support, and Bilingual), School Learning Support Officers (Pre-School), and Aboriginal Education Officers, may progress along the relevant incremental rate of pay scale as follows:

7.2.1 Permanent employees, irrespective of the number of hours worked in a week, are eligible to receive an increment at the completion of each year of continuous employment.

7.2.2 Temporary employees continuously employed, irrespective of the number of hours worked in a week, are eligible to receive an increment at the completion of each year of continuous employment.

7.3 Subject to satisfactory performance, permanent and temporary Business Managers (BM1) may progress along the BM 1 incremental rate of pay scales as follows:

7.3.1 Permanent employees, irrespective of the number of hours worked in a week, are eligible to receive an increment at the completion of each year of continuous employment.

7.3.2 Temporary employees continuously employed, irrespective of the number of hours worked in a week, are eligible to receive an increment at the completion of each year of continuous employment.

7.4 Subject to satisfactory performance, permanent and temporary Business Managers (BM2) may progress along the BM 2 incremental rate of pay scales as follows:

7.4.1 Permanent employees, irrespective of the number of hours worked in a week, are eligible to receive an increment at the completion of each year of continuous employment.

7.4.2 Temporary employees continuously employed, irrespective of the number of hours worked in a week, are eligible to receive an increment at the completion of each year of continuous employment.