Tasmania Police announced on Thursday it would investigate allegations of corruption within the program, after Windermere Independent MLC handed a detailed report on the issue to Commissioner Darren Hine in late February.

The Fox Taskforce spent about $50 million over 14 years trying to eradicate a rumoured feral fox population on the island.

The program found carcasses and hundreds of scats, but no live foxes.

Former employee Peter Cremasco said police won’t find any evidence of criminality because no skullduggery took place.

“I welcome the investigation.. to put the matter to bed once and for all,” he said.

“There hasn’t been any criminality or corruption in producing evidence over that period of time.”

Tasmania Police Crime and Operations Acting Assistant Commissioner Peter Edwards will oversee the investigation.

He said on Friday that a decision over which division would take charge of the file had not yet been made.

“At the moment, a complaint has been received by Tasmania Police in relation to allegations around the Fox Eradication Program,” he said.

“At the moment, that documentation is being assessed by Tasmania Police and at this point in time that's really all I'm able to tell you.”

All three major political parties have denied knowledge of corruption, despite suggestions from scientists and taskforce members.