34Sacred or significant sites

34 Sacred or significant sites

(1) If a person applies for a mining tenement in relation to relevant land after the day of vesting, the Minister shall consult with the Corporation to ascertain whether the land to which the application relates includes the whole or part of any sacred or significant site registered under section 16 or 24. (2) If the Minister is satisfied that the land does include the whole or part of a registered sacred or significant site: (a) the Minister shall give the applicant any information about the site and its location that the Minister considers appropriate; and (b) the Corporation shall be deemed to have advised the Minister under Part IIA of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Heritage Protection Act 1984 that it considers that a declaration under section 21E of that Act should be made. (3) Unless the Minister otherwise determines in a particular case, this section does not apply in relation to the renewal or extension of a mining tenement.