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Other Income (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2017
Grant income	$ 10,820	$ 74,944	$ 10,820	$ 149,888	$ 597,886
Research and development incentive income	960,879	717,328	2,230,195	1,660,543
Australia, Dollars
Research and development incentive income	1,244,133	$ 1,203,000	$ 2,980,095	$ 2,548,000
Parkinson [Member]
Research and development incentive income	$ 497,931

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