What is G-NAF?

The Geocoded National Address File is an Australian address reference dataset. Hoist customer lookup is currently unavailable pending proof of a complete server-owned snapshot.

Address reference dataLast updated 2026-05-29

G-NAF stands for Geocoded National Address File. The external dataset is designed to support address parsing, normalisation, and comparison. Hoist customer lookup is currently unavailable pending proof of a complete server-owned snapshot.

Attribution. G-NAF (c) Geoscape Australia licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

Current Hoist status

The current adapter contains representative fixtures for internal tests only. Hoist hides lookup_address from MCP discovery and fails customer calls closed; fixtures are not returned as official-source evidence.

Limits

G-NAF is address data. It is not a person-search source, a company-occupancy register, a property ownership source, a account-control source, or a postal-delivery guarantee. Mailing use requires secondary verification before an address is used to send mail.

Related terms

Address confidence: a future unavailable contract field, not a current Hoist result.
Address intelligence docs: current fail-closed status, future attribution, and limitations.
Evidence Pack: current prelaunch samples contain fixture or unsearched address rows, not G-NAF evidence.