The Speaker of the House of Representatives has narrowly survived a second challenge to his authority this week.

Speaker Harry Jenkins has ruled a Coalition bill to abolish the age limit on the superannuation guarantee cannot proceed because it would impose a financial burden on the Government.

The Opposition moved a dissent motion against the ruling but was defeated.

Greens MP Adam Bandt voted against the motion, but says he did so reluctantly.

"I will not be dissenting from your ruling, but I cannot guarantee that that would occur in the future," he said.

"I would hope there is some way in which a motion may come back before the House to allow this to be debated in a form that's not dissent from your ruling."

The Leader of the House, Anthony Albanese, says the vote went to the issue of confidence in the Speaker.

"Mr Speaker, I ask the House to express its confidence in you as they have earlier this week and support your ruling," he said.

Leader of Opposition business Christopher Pyne says Mr Jenkins's ruling affects the capacity of individual MPs.

"We dissent from your ruling because it is the only mechanism that we have before us to get a vote in this House on whether the abolition of the age limit on payment of super guarantee charge bill can proceed," he said.

On Tuesday, Mr Jenkins says he considered resigning after his ruling to name Opposition backbencher Bob Baldwin for allegedly rowdy behaviour was overturned by the Coalition with the help of independent MP Rob Oakeshott and WA Nationals MP Tony Crook.

Having failed to win his vote, Mr Jenkins said he would take some time to "consider my position" and decide if he should resign.

But Opposition Leader Tony Abbott - despite leading his party in opposing the Speaker's motion - was quickly on his feet to move a confidence motion in Mr Jenkins, who later resolved to remain in the job.