New Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton has already put his stamp on the job, temporarily ditching the Abbott government's 'stop the boats' mantra in favour of 'stop the bikies'.

In a Facebook post shortly before his swearing in at Government House in Canberra, Mr Dutton said tackling illegal motorcycle gangs was at the top of his to-do list.

Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton. Credit:Rohan Thomson

"If you're an illegal bikie, if you're part of an outlaw motorcycle gang involved in organised criminal activity, you've just made it to the top of my list," Mr Dutton wrote. "Coming to Australia is a privilege and if you're coming here harming Australians, ripping off our welfare system, committing serious crimes, then you're at the top of my list for deporting."