Mr Jaensch on Thursday survived an attempt by the Greens to to move a no-confidence motion in him after debate on the issue was stifled by the government and Clark independent Madeleine Ogilvie.

Earlier in the day, Mr Jaensch had denied knowledge of a cabinet decision this year to amend tenancy laws to allow evictions from properties without a genuine or just cause.

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"I am not aware of any changes proposed or undertaken regarding making it more difficult," he said.

"I don't know what decision Ms O'Connor might be referring to."

Ms O'Connor shortly after produced a leaked cabinet minute which showed such a decision had been made and accused him of misleading the house.

This decision was later revoked, however.

At the conclusion of Question Time, Ms O'Connor moved to seek leave from parliamentary business to debate a motion of no-confidence.

She argued it was unlikely Mr Jaensch would have not been aware of that cabinet decision and had breached the ministerial code of conduct by lying.

Labor leader Rebecca White echoed the same sentiments and said Mr Jaensch would have been well enough across his ministerial brief.

During debate, Mr Jaensch he could not discuss cabinet information in the public arena.

He said the cabinet minute in question did not represent a final decision.

Mr Jaensch said when a decision was made to change the law, a bill was tabled in Parliament.

After the vote, Ms O'Connor and Ms White both said they would not let the matter rest.

Premier Peter Gutwein said in his mind, the matter of confidence in Mr Jaensch as minister had been resolved.

He said the question posed by the Greens had been whether a decision had been made to change the Residential Tenancy Act, not whether changes to the act had been proposed.

"There has been no decision made to change the law," Mr Gutwein said.

He said the document provided to the Greens had not occurred via a link, rather a misdirected email from a public servant.