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PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES - 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated June 4, 2010 (Detail Textuals) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 07, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 04, 2010 Secured Convertible Note Payable dated June 4, 2010 | Jan. 31, 2012 Secured Convertible Note Payable dated June 4, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2012 Secured Convertible Note Payable dated June 4, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 Secured Convertible Note Payable dated June 4, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible promissory note issued to related party |  |  |  |  |  | $ 675,000 |  |  |
Interest rate on promissory note |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Price at maturity for conversion into common stock |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.33 |  |  |
Conversion price prior to maturity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.33 |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |  |  |
Percentage of average price of common stock for specified number of trading days prior to issue date |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Percentage on discount on weighted average price of common stock for 10 trading days prior to notice of conversion |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Intrinsic value of the embedded beneficial conversion feature |  |  |  |  |  | 19,692 |  |  |
Intrinsic value of the embedded beneficial conversion feature amortized to interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (19,692) |  |  |
Amortization of debt discount attributable to convertible debentures | 331,332 | 541,120 | 2,096,427 |  |  |  |  | 1,332 | 3,954
Secured Convertible Note Payable, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 225,000 |
Common stock issued in settlement of convertible debentures and interest (in shares) |  | 22,924,513 |  |  |  |  | 102,504 |  |

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