122CTotal allowable catch

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