THE state's corruption body could pursue its own investigation of the controversial Fox Taskforce.
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The Integrity Commission received an ``information only'' copy of a police complaint on Monday which alleges criminality in the Fox Taskforce.
The taskforce was established in Tasmania in 2002 to safeguard the state against the threat of foxes.
It went on to spend some of about $50 million trying to identify a fox population in Tasmania which was rumoured to exist.
No irrefutable evidence of a fox population was found.
On Monday, a team of investigators submitted a 150-page report to police raising concerns about how the taskforce obtained federal funding, and the legitimacy of the fox material found in the state between 2001 and 2011.
Police are considering an investigation.
On Tuesday, Integrity Commission acting chief executive Michael Easton said: ``The Commission will await the outcome of deliberations by the Commissioner of Police.
``The Commission has received a copy of Mr Dean’s complaint to Tasmania Police regarding the Fox Eradication Program. This was provided to the Commission for information only.''
The taskforce was started by the former Labor government.
All three major political parties in Tasmania have denied knowledge of criminality in the taskforce.
