Deputy Chairperson, hon members, ladies and gentlemen, it is with a great sense of honour that I present the budget of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development for the 2011-12 financial year. The Minister asked me to convey his very heartfelt and warm greetings to the House, and tender his apology for not being able to be with us today on account of an engagement that he has been summoned to attend by the highest office in the land.