19. Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ). The Committee notes that the process of capacitating the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) is well underway. Staff were initially seconded from the Department to capacitate the OCJ and 132 posts are in the process of being filled, including the appointment of a Secretary-General to head the Office, and four Deputy Chiefs. In November 2011, the OCJ submitted a budget structure to the Department for approval and this was then submitted to National Treasury, although it will have its own vote only from March 2013. The OCJ was proclaimed a government department in September 2011. The Committee welcomes these developments and understands that this is the only way to establish the OCJ in the short-term but urges the Minister to expedite the tabling of legislation establishing a separate Office of the Chief Justice. The Committee requests that it be kept informed of progress.