Consultation with public
 16. (1) A person who proposes to engage in a renewable energy project shall hold at least two public meetings, each on a separate day, in accordance with this section, (a) in each local municipality in which the project location is situated; and (b) if the project location is in unorganized territory, (i) within 25 kilometres of the project location, or (ii) in the local municipality that is closest to the project location, if there is no appropriate place to hold a public meeting in the area described in subclause (i).  O. Reg. 359/09, s. 16 (1). (2) During a period of at least 30 days immediately before the first public meeting is held under this section, a person mentioned in subsection (1) shall make available a draft of the project description report prepared in accordance with Table 1 by, (a) posting the drafts on the person’s website, if the person has a website; (b) making paper copies of the drafts available to the public in each local municipality and in each part of unorganized territory in which the project location is situated; (c) making paper copies of the drafts available in any aboriginal community on the list obtained under section 14, if the aboriginal community agrees to the making of the drafts available in the community; and (d) distributing the drafts to each aboriginal community mentioned in subparagraph 5 ii of subsection 15 (6).  O. Reg. 521/10, s. 8; O. Reg. 195/12, s. 9 (1). (3) Revoked:  O. Reg. 521/10, s. 8. (4) At the first public meeting that is held under this section, a person mentioned in subsection (1) shall make a draft of the project description report prepared in accordance with Table 1 available for inspection.  O. Reg. 359/09, s. 16 (4); O. Reg. 195/12, s. 9 (2). (5) During a period of at least 60 days before the final public meeting is held under this section, a person mentioned in subsection (1) shall make available drafts of all documents mentioned in subsection (6) by, (a) posting the drafts on the person’s website, if the person has a website; (b) making paper copies of the drafts available to the public in each local municipality and in each part of unorganized territory in which the project location is situated; (c) making paper copies of the drafts available in any aboriginal community on the list obtained under section 14, if the aboriginal community agrees to the making of the drafts available in the community; and (d) distributing the drafts to each aboriginal community mentioned in subparagraph 5 ii of subsection 15 (6).  O. Reg. 359/09, s. 16 (5); O. Reg. 195/12, s. 9 (3). (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), drafts of the following documents shall be made available if they are to be submitted as part of the application for the issue of a renewable energy approval: 1. All documents required under this Part to be submitted as part of the application, other than the consultation report prepared in accordance with Table 1 and the documents described in clauses 22 (a), 23 (3) (a) and 28 (3) (b) and (c). 2. All documents that are to be submitted as part of the application for the purposes of obtaining an exemption from a provision of Part V, other than the documents described in clauses 37 (2) (b) and (c), 38 (2) (b) and (c), 41 (5) (b) and (c) and 43 (3) (b) and (c).  O. Reg. 359/09, s. 16 (6); O. Reg. 195/12, s. 9 (4); O. Reg. 333/12, s. 2.