 He or she is assisted by the Deputy President and a panel of Acting Deputy presidents, who usually preside during routine debates.Although the President does not have the same degree of disciplinary power as the Speaker does, the Senate is not as rowdy as most Australian legislative chambers, and thus his or her disciplinary powers are seldom exercised.Unlike the Speaker the President has a deliberative, but not a casting vote (in the event of an equality of votes, the motion fails).