DVD Region issue

Just inserted a purchased (legitimately) DVD. The disk cannot be played becsue it does not match the region of the computer. It says that the region code can no longer be changed. I am in Australia. I believe it is region 4 here.
This is my girfirend's computer, she says she has never seen a message like that before and has never had to change the region of the DVD player. Hmmm. I give her the benefit of doubt for this. She/we just want the MacBook to be set to region 4 so we can view local region movies.
In any case, from the posts I have read there seem to be work-arounds, ligitimate, iligitimate, and some are just plain misguided and presumptuous.
I have some questions that I hope can be answered:
1: Is there software, or an Apple dialogue box, (there once was) that allows you to set the region code, even it is for the last time? Please note, Apple Help menu says to change the code by inserting a disk from the region you want, however simply inserting a disk won't do it because the computer says the region code is not changeable.
2:VLC media player is recommended in other posts for playing movies. Will it really bypass the Mac Region Code settings so it will allow Regiond Code 4 movies to be played? I am of the belief that VLC does not bypass region coding at all.
3: Will apple tech support set the DVD player to our local region I can't fix it myself?
Christo
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I would either call AppleSupport or use VLC, i have no experience of it but other posts suggest it will bypass the Region coding on drives.
Did your G/F buy the Macbook from new? If not there is a chance the Region coding was changed before she purchased it.
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Rowan

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