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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
122CTotal allowable catch
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122C Total allowable catch
(1) The Minister must, before the commencement of each licensing
year, determine the number, if any, of pearl oysters that may be
taken in the Pearl Oyster Fishery (in this regulation called the total
allowable catch).
(2) The Minister may, at any time during a licensing year, vary the total
allowable catch for the licensing year.
(3) The Minister may only vary the total allowable catch under
subregulation (2) if the Minister:
(a) thinks it is necessary to do so for the management of the Pearl
Oyster Fishery; and
(b) has consulted with the Committee as he or she thinks fit.
(4) Where the Minister varies the total allowable catch under
subregulation (2) the Director must note the total allowable catch,
as so varied, on each Pearl Oyster Fishery licence.
(5) A Pearl Oyster Fishery licensee must, at the request of the Director,
return his or her licence to the Director for the purposes of