thisisgood: If your child was removed under section 18 of the CP Act "Child at immediate risk may be taken into custody", then DOCS will not have paper work at that point in time to give to a parent. However, DOCS MUST apply for a TAO and once that TAO is granted by a magistrate they must inform you of the TAO and give you the paper work for this. You should have also been informed about their plans to apply for a CAO in relation to your child before you were given the paper work.

I'm not sure what you could do about this. Perhaps putting in a complaint about it, informing that they didn't follow the correct procedures and practices in this matter. However, because your case was in 2006, they may not follow up on this matter, not that that should stop you from putting in a complaint. You are well within your rights to do so.