{"id":8679,"date":"2025-11-20T10:42:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lis-demos.co.za\/irba2025\/?page_id=8679"},"modified":"2026-07-05T23:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:52:20","slug":"disciplinary-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lis-demos.co.za\/irba2025\/guidance-for-ras\/disciplinary-process\/disciplinary-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Disciplinary Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8679\" class=\"elementor elementor-8679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2abac7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f2abac7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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