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Non-interest Bearing Liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Non-interest bearing liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | March 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
| Senior Convertible Debentures | $ | 133,727 |  | $ | 263,727 |
| Derivative Financial Instruments |  | - |  |  | 5,456,000 |
|  | $ | 133,727 |  | $ | 5,719,727 |
Schedule Of Convertible Debt [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | March 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
| Senior Convertible Debentures, non-interest bearing ,unsecured, due March 18, 2044 |  | 3,527,566 |  |  | 7,446,044 |
| Less: Debt Discount |  | (3,393,839 | ) |  | (7,182,317 | )
| Total carrying value |  | 133,727 |  |  | 263,727 |
| Less: current portion |  | - |  |  | - |
| Long term liability | $ | 133,727 |  | $ | 263,727 |
Company Issuance of Share Purchase Warrants [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  |  | Non- |  |  |  |
|  | Purchasers |  |  | purchasers |  |  | Total |
Series A Warrants |  | 33,333,333 |  |  | 500,000 |  |  | 33,833,333 |
Series B Warrants |  | 33,333,333 |  |  | 500,000 |  |  | 33,833,333 |
|  | 66,666,666 |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  | 67,666,666 |
Fair Value of the Purchaser and Non-Purchaser Warrants at Issuance [Table Text Block] |
Risk-free interest rate | 1.56%
Expected life (years) | 5.00
Expected volatility | 97.16%
Dividend yields | 0.00%
Schedule of Fair Value of Liabilities Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | March 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
| Balance ,beginning of the period | $ | 5,456,000 |  | $ | 904,000 |
| Fair value at issuance |  | 527,000 |  |  | 8,277,000 |
| Change in fair value during the period |  | 487,000 |  |  | (2,956,000 | )
| Reclassification to equity upon change in triggering events |  | (3,931,000 | ) |  | (221,000 | )
| Transfer to equity upon exercise |  | (2,539,000 | ) |  | (548,000 | )
| Balance, end of the period | $ | - |  | $ | 5,456,000 |
Amendment Agreements [Member] |
Fair Value of the Purchaser and Non-Purchaser Warrants at Issuance [Table Text Block] |
Risk-free interest rate | 3.13%
Expected life (years) | 29.58
Expected volatility | 100.71%
Dividend yields | 0.00%
Embedded conversion options and warrants [Member] |
Fair Value of the Purchaser and Non-Purchaser Warrants at Issuance [Table Text Block] |
|  | Reclassification | September
|  | Date | 30, 2014
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.47% | 3.21%
| Expected life (years) | 24.19 | 29.48
| Expected volatility | 102.14% | 100.07%
| Dividend yields | 0.00% | 0.00%

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