Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience) | Hansard source

I am seeking to be helpful. The fact of the matter is that the Prime Minister was not unable to consult with Premier Perrottet and Premier Palaszczuk, because he was actually able to consult with both of them. He doesn't need them both to agree to declare a national emergency, but he does need to have the conversation and then he can choose to declare it or not, unilaterally, or not. So the Prime Minister contacted both Premier Palaszczuk and Premier Perrottet to actually consult them—the first time we've ever actually used this particular emergency power.