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Capital Stock (Details Narrative) - shares	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 07, 2015
Common stock, authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000	400,000,000
Number of shares for incorrect conversion price	167,415	167,415
2013 Employment Agreement [Member] | Directors and Officers [Member] | Common Shares to be Issued [Member]
Number of shares for common stock to be issued	1,000,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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