Doomed to fail.

The Australian system of devolving responsibility for the rule of law over the three tiers of government has much to commend it. Theoretically, the closer law application is to the end user the more likely it is to be unconditionally accepted - and obeyed.
Unfortunately, that will only work when there is cohesion between the three tiers of government - and in the Australian experience that is rare !
A prime example is underway as the New South Wales state government tries to reduce the appalling visual affront - and cost of removal - caused by so called " artists " spraying graffiti.
The one common factor is that this offensive pollution is applied by the use of pressure paint cans.
The state government is now contemplating a total ban on these cans.
Such a law is doomed to failure - because it will only apply in this state.
We have a prime example of how ineffective such a law will be when we consider a similar ban that applies to fireworks.
Fireworks are totally banned from use by the public in this state - and yet on every festive occasion - and at other times just for the hell of it - the night sky lights up with rockets and our animal friends are stampeded in panic by the noise.
Because it is banned in this state - and yet desired by many of the residents - a huge fireworks supply industry has blossomed in Canberra. Road signs point to warehouses and with an open roads policy there is no impediment to loading the car with this banned merchandise and bringing it into New South Wales.
And so it will be if this paint can ban goes ahead.
The surest way to create a smugglers empire is to ban something in one state that it freely available elsewhere.
Surely our state government must be aware of the huge supply of illicit drugs which are subject to a uniform ban nationally ? If that trade can not be stopped, what chance is there of applying a ban to something as ordinary as a tin of paint ?