Sounds like a plan.
If you find a full 17 digit number, make sure Ford change it in their system, as recalls and warranty items will run through that number.
Then, and this is the hard part, go to your local Government registration shopfront and explain that the number in the rego is wrong. I'm sure there will be an issue here. Maybe a letter from Ford with the correct number will be required, so get that before you go and front the Officials.
And don't forget the insurance company once you get the rego changed. These ****** will use anything to get out of a claim and a discrepancy in the VIN would be a great lever for them.
Good luck. Would love to kick the lazy bastard who misfiled the paperwork up the ****.
A bit of light reading;
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/veh...orts/vins.aspx
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A VIN is always 17 characters long
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Your dealer should have known that and rectified it before sale. They may have broken the law.