The Ministry of Justice is awaiting results of more air quality testing at the Oamaru Hearing Facility, after another report of a chemical smell in the staff area of the prefabricated building.
No court hearings will be held there until results are received.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said an announcement would be made if the court could not go ahead at the facility next Wednesday, when the next criminal court list day is scheduled.
Last month, the Humber St facility was temporarily closed after staff reported feeling unwell because of a chemical smell.
Criminal court hearings returned to the Oamaru Opera House Ink Box while air quality testing was carried out.
The Waitaki District Council also tested the water supply and ministry contractors checked the plumbing at the Humber St facility.
On March 27, the Ministry of Justice announced the court would return to the Humber St facility after air quality, water and plumbing tests showed the facility was safe and chemical readings were ''well within acceptable levels''.
At the time, Ministry of Justice district courts general manager Tony Fisher said he was confident the measures the ministry had taken would address any air quality issues, citing a ''combination of the very hot summer sun and the facility being closed for most of the time'' as the cause of the smell.
Additional venting and extraction fans were installed.
Yesterday, a ministry spokesman said there was another report of a smell in the staff area on Wednesday last week.
''As our air quality contractor was on site at the time, they've carried out further tests and we're awaiting the results,'' the spokesman said.
The Oamaru Hearing Facility has continued to open as normal since it reopened at the beginning of April, with the addition of extra ventilation.
