ARBITRATION

Pursuant to an agreement dated January 5, 2001

having a term from April 1, 1998 to March 31, 2003

(the “1998 Agreement”)

BETWEEN:

GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

represented by the Public Service Employee Relations Commission

(now the British Columbia Public Service Agency)

(the “Employer” or the “Government”)

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BRITISH COLUMBIA CROWN COUNSEL ASSOCIATION

(the “Association”)

With respect to whether the Attorney General’s rejection of the recommendations of the

Dispute Resolution Panel was made “on a reasoned basis” in accordance with the Agreement.

AWARD

ARBITRATOR ..................................... D. P. Jones, Q.C.

COUNSEL FOR THE ASSOCIATION ................. Thomas A. Roper, Q.C.

Muriel Henry

Ogilvie Renault

COUNSEL FOR THE EMPLOYER .................... Peter A. Gall, Q.C.

Nitya Iyer

Heenan Blakie LLP

HEARD at Vancouver, B.C. on October 25 and 26, and December 3 and 13, 2004.

AWARD ISSUED at Edmonton, Alberta on February 18, 2005.