UPDATE, 10.30am: Warrnambool court is back up and running after a fault alarm caused the evacuation of the building.
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Court staff and police ushered members of the public out of the complex soon after 9.30am and checks of the building were undertaken.
The all clear for business to resume as normal was made soon after 10am.
BEFORE, 9.30am: THE Warrnambool court complex was evacuated after an alarm sounded at 9.30am Monday.
Staff were unsure what prompted the alarm although a power outage at the weekend may be connected.
A Federal Magistrates Court sitting was about to start, so a crowd of about 350 people gathered outside the complex as the alarm was checked out.