Address confidence is a Hoist signal that helps an agent or reviewer understand whether an address supplied in a deal, invoice, or counterparty record appears consistent with Australian address evidence.
What it can mean
A high-confidence address signal can mean the supplied address was parseable, normalised, and matched to a recognised address reference. A low-confidence or mismatch signal can mean address components need review, such as postcode, locality, state, unit, or street differences.
What it cannot mean
Address confidence is not identity proof. It does not prove who lives at an address, who owns a property, whether a company occupies a site, whether mail will be delivered, or whether a bank account belongs to the supplier named on an invoice.
How agents should use it
Agents should treat address confidence as a consistency signal. If it conflicts with ABN, ASIC, PPSR, invoice, or payment evidence, the right outcome is a risk flag or human review item, not an automated approval or rejection.
Related terms
- G-NAF: the Australian address reference dataset behind Hoist address evidence.
- Address intelligence docs: limits, source currency, and attribution.
- Human review item: what Hoist raises when source evidence cannot safely resolve a discrepancy.