Perhaps I have mistinterpreted the info on the Vic Registry website...I didn't think you could purchase a birth certificate for a birth within the last 100 years even if the person was deceased.
Restrictions to access
Under the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages' Access Policy, the following restrictions apply:
*birth and change of name records are restricted from public access for 100 years or until the person has passed away, whichever is the later;
*marriage records are restricted from public access for 60 years or until both parties to the marriage have passed away, whichever is the later;
*death records are restricted from public access for 10 years.
Cando