The proposed provisions also deal with the event of either office becoming unexpectedly vacant through resignation, death, etc. The process of filling each of these positions involves running a Civil Service Commission competition. This is not simply an office in the gift of the Minister. Because it is an independent office, its independence is being underlined by the fact that the appointments process is carried out through the Civil Service Commission. That can take some time to set up and run, and in the meantime the work of the office may be piling up. Backlogs of work either at first instance investigation or on appeal are, as we can all agree, highly undesirable. It makes sense that the eventuality of the sudden vacancy should also be catered for in these amendments.