Kuala Lampur, Oct. 26 -- Eight months ago, I shared the Australian experience of conflict between federal and state when both authorities or governments passed legislation on the same subject.

Australia is a federation of six states.

The Australian Constitution establishes a federal system of government in which legislative powers are distributed between the federal parliament/governments and the six state parliaments/governments.

Section 109 of the Australian Constitution provides that "when a law of a State is inconsistent with a law [passed by the federal parliament], the latter shall prevail, and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be invalid."

Canada too has seen similar conflicts.

Canada is also a federation w...