Scott Singleton leads our national native title practice and is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading advisers in this space. Scott’s specialty is acting for energy, mining, petroleum, infrastructure, telecommunications, water and government proponents and for Traditional Owners in negotiating agreements in the most complex native title, cultural heritage and Aboriginal land matters. Scott also represents respondents and native title parties in Court proceedings.
Clients value Scott as a trusted adviser who combines deep technical expertise with a pragmatic, solutions-driven approach. His advice is always shaped by extensive real-world experience across comparable matters and his longstanding relationships with native title holders and their advisors, enabling him to navigate sensitive issues with credibility and insight.
In addition to his native title practice, Scott advises across major resource, energy and infrastructure projects, including on mining and petroleum tenement transactions, mine and gas field development, regulatory and tenement compliance, farm-ins and joint ventures, and emerging carbon and climate-related initiatives. He has significant experience in the resolution (negotiated and litigated) of exploration, mining and petroleum land access matters.
