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STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS - Transactions involving warrants (Detail Textuals) (Warrants, USD $) | 0 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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May 07, 2013 | Nov. 07, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Nov. 29, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Nov. 29, 2012 Minimum | Nov. 29, 2012 Maximum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants issued in connection with service | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per warrant) | 0.214 | 0.179 |  | 0.2232 |  |  |  |
Fair value of warrants | $ 15,018 | $ 13,238 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of expected term (in years) |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend yield (in percent) | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected volatility (in percent) | 119.72% | 129.56% |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk free interest rate (in percent) | 0.35% | 0.36% |  |  |  |  |  |
Method used to calculate fair value of warrants | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants outstanding |  |  | 19,226,354 | 67,204,300 | 45,840,647 | 58,205,280 |  |
Number of years for exercisable of warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 5 years

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