As a result of the flagrant breach of the court ruling, along with other matters, he was slapped with a year-long jail term by Judge Kevin Phillips yesterday.
The 24-year-old was originally sentenced to community detention, community work and supervision in November when he appeared in the Dunedin District Court on a raft of charges relating to his ex-girlfriend.
MacGillivray used a cricket bat to smash a car belonging to the woman’s new partner then shattered a glass door panel when the man confronted him.
The defendant — who "lost the plot" according to his counsel — returned to the house a couple of hours later with the weapon.
After residents fled into the garage and called police, he drove off.
Officers in Green Island signalled him to stop as he sped through an area busy with commuters and schoolchildren.
In Main South Rd, nearing the intersection with Quarry Rd, he drove on a footpath for about 30m before hitting a power pole, causing his vehicle to go over a 4m bank and land on its roof.
Days after being sentenced, on November 22 he was served with the protection order in favour of the ex-partner.
But rather than steering him away from her, it prompted him to get behind the wheel.
MacGillivray drove past the woman’s home and her workplace, which amounted to "psychological abuse", according to court documents.
"You must have known it would upset her," Judge Phillips said.
This week, the defendant pleaded guilty to breaching the protection order and driving while disqualified.
The judge noted he had barely started his previous sentences when he ended up back behind bars.
MacGillivray had been in custody for six months until sentencing yesterday.
It is understood he will be released from prison imminently because of time served.
Judge Phillips also disqualified him from driving for a further eight months meaning his ban would lapse in March next year.
