If you would just leave out that ``in the event of conflict,'' because there is no conflict. That is why we say it shall supplement and not supersede, because we have written it in such a way that it does not conflict and we do not want courts to find conflict where none is there.
Discussing legal language to avoid perceived conflicts in legislation.
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