The information commissioner's office filed an application in Federal Court on Friday, asking the court to order the release of the report and all other relevant documents.
The application is the latest step in a continuing battle with the news media and critics over transparency at the port authority.
In June 2009, The Canadian Press asked the federal agency to provide a copy of its 2008 expense audit report, along with any notes, minutes or recordings of a Dec. 23, 2008, audit committee meeting.
The request was made several months after the port authority issued a news release, citing the committee meeting, saying it had made unspecified "clarifications" to management policies governing hospitality expenses.
At the time, audit committee chairman Colin Watson said the clarifications were needed to improve transparency, but refused to elaborate.
Watson also acknowledged complaints from some board members about hospitality spending by the authority in 2008, but said that based on an initial review there was nothing unusual about the expenses claimed.
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/06/23/federal-court-asked-to-order-toronto-port-authority-to-release-2008-audit/#.U6lxnmxOXIW
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