T This study aims to analyze the legal conformity of the examination process and the decision made by the independent team for financial performance assessment regarding a state civil apparatus (asn) member suspected of a disciplinary violation. the study focuses on the dispute concerning the dismissal of the head of the public works, spatial planning, and housing and settlement agency (pupr-perkim) of north kalimantan, a decision based on the independent team\\\'s recommendation. a normative-juridical research method with a descriptive-analytical approach was employed. the primary data sources analyzed include law no. 20 of 2023 concerning asn, government regulation (pp) no. 94 of 2021 concerning civil servant discipline, pp no. 30 of 2019 concerning civil servant performance assessment, law no. 30 of 2014 concerning government administration, and the samarinda administrative court (ptun) decision no. 10/g/2023/ptun.smd. the research findings indicate that: first, the examination process conducted by the independent team was inconsistent with regulations because the team lacked the legal authority to act as a performance assessment official or an examination team, and it disregarded the obligation to provide performance guidance for a minimum period of six months. second, the decision based on the team\\\'s recommendation was invalid due to defects regarding authority, procedure, and substance, thereby categorizing it as an arbitrary act by an official that violated the general principles of good governance (aaupb).